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If the F-35 Lightning II is going to serve into the 2070s for some countries, it will need to be upgraded from time to...
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If the F-35 Lightning II is going to serve into the 2070s for some countries, it will need to be upgraded from time to...
The U.S. Army’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, or GMLRS, have proven vital to helping the Ukrainian military drive back Russian forces in recent...
Israel Takes Delivery of Three More F-35I Adir Stealth Fighters: Last week, Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-35I “Adir” jet fighters escorted a pair of...
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the issuance of contracts to develop the F-35 Lightning II, America’s fifth-generation fighter aircraft. Since its launch,...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is arguably the most capable fighter jet in the world today. However, the capabilities of the aircraft are...
We have covered the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter extensively here at 19FortyFive. Now there is a new development that gives us clues about what the...
The Biden administration announced earlier this month that it would send four High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launchers to Ukraine. The systems are...
Lockheed Martin is Flying High on the F-35: Lockheed Martin Corp. is flying high, thanks in large part to its F-35 Lightning II, which...
The F- 35 Joint Strike Fighter program had a scare a couple of months ago when material sourced in China was discovered in the...
Sure, the F-35 isn’t cheap and hasn’t always been able to stay out of the news cycle with some negative attention. Nonetheless, the war...