Military ❯ Aviation ❯ Fighter Aircraft

F-35 Lightning II

Upgrades Marine Corps Defense Spending Saab Gripen Operational Challenges Historical Significance Japan F-35B Acquisition Squadrons Defense Procurement Operational Capabilities NATO Operations Production and Delivery Florida Air National Guard Gripen E Procurement Contracts F135 Engine Sustainment Contracts Production and Operations Belgian Air Force International Sales Training Centers Procurement Decisions Combat Operations Misawa Air Base Finnish Air Force Multirole Capabilities Radar Systems Royal Danish Air Force Production and Procurement Gripen Fighter Operational Changes Operational Independence Combat Systems Operational Deployment F135 Engine Production Stealth Technology Carrier Operations Criticism and Analysis Polish Air Force U.S. Marine Corps

Poland Receives First F-35A Fighters on Home Soil

The delivery is part of a 32‑jet U.S. Foreign Military Sales plan that will expand Poland's fifth‑generation air capability.

Navy Chief Plans Carrier‑Free Package for SOUTHCOM Counter‑Drug Fight

Pentagon Finalizes $6.6 Billion F-35 Engine Deal Covering Lots 18–19

U.S. Air Force Stations First F-35As in Japan at Misawa

Lockheed Flies F-35 With Onboard AI That Generates Independent Combat ID

Dutch Defense Official Floats ‘Jailbreaking’ F-35 Software if U.S. Cuts Off Support

Air Force Denies Taking Radar-Less Lot 17 F-35As

Canada Weighs Cutting F-35 Buy as NDP Urges Cancellation and Saab Courts Jobs

Denmark Formally Retires F-16 Fleet as F-35 Takes Over

Canada Weighs Saab’s Gripen–GlobalEye Offer as Leaked RCAF Scorecard Backs the F-35

Italy Approves €112.6 Million F-35 Pilot School in Sicily, First Outside the U.S.

Lockheed Delivers Record 191 F-35s in 2025 as Backlog Clears

Air Force Advances Layered Fighter Plan as Boeing’s F-47 NGAD Takes Shape

Finland Unveils First F-35A in Fort Worth Rollout

Pentagon Awards $1.6 Billion Undefinitized Deal to Sustain F-35 Engines Through 2026

Air Force Discloses F-35s Led SEAD and Escorted B-2s Deep Into Iran in June Strike

U.S. Confirms B-52 'Attack Demonstration' With Marine F-35Bs Off Venezuela

Belgium’s First F-35s Arrive at Florennes as One Jet Remains Grounded in the Azores

Pentagon and Lockheed Seal $24.3 Billion Deal for 296 F-35s in Lots 18–19

CH-53K Moves First-Built F-35B to MCAS Beaufort for Permanent Display