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Key Points – The advanced F-35B Lightning II fighters operated by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm will continue to...
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Key Points – The advanced F-35B Lightning II fighters operated by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm will continue to...
Operation Highmast got underway in late April, as the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales and supporting warships embarked on an eight-month deployment, also known...
Key Points: Reports surfaced in late April claiming China’s Shenyang J-35B carrier-capable stealth fighter successfully performed its first electromagnetic catapult (EMALS) launch from the...
Several days ago, I wrote an article DARPA’s newest and most advanced anti-ship missile. I mentioned briefly that integration of the missile onto an...
Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Marine Corps is upgrading its F-35B fighters with the UK’s advanced Meteor air-to-air missile, known for its unmatched...
Key Points and Summary: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, hailed as a game-changing aircraft, faces persistent readiness challenges, as outlined in a recent GAO...
Key Points and Summary: The Lockheed Martin F-35 is a single program that delivered three unique versions of the same stealth fighter, each specifically...
Key Points: In the 1950s, the U.S. Navy explored vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fighters to counter potential airstrip losses in nuclear war. Lockheed’s...
Key Point: Japan is embracing the F-35 stealth fighter, with plans to fully integrate F-35Bs on its carriers JS Kaga and JS Izumo. Exercises...
No major acquisition program is without flaws and missteps. The F-35 program has weathered a number of these. Nonetheless, it has proven to be...