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F-35 Lightning II

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RIMPAC 2026 Wraps With Broad Interoperability Gains and Tech Breakthroughs

The monthlong exercise validated unmanned logistics and combined warfighting routines and could strengthen allied readiness and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Finland Unveils First F-35A in Fort Worth Rollout

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

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

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

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

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

F-35 Lightning II

RIMPAC 2026 Wraps With Broad Interoperability Gains and Tech Breakthroughs

Poland Receives First F-35A Fighters on Home Soil

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

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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

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