F-35
Iran Says It Destroyed Israel’s F-35 Fleet. Israel Disagrees.
In keeping with the ongoing news coming from the Middle East, and the variety of (mostly false) claims about the Islamic Republic of Iran’s hidden military supremacy, it is now time to...
Lockheed Martin Hit Its F-35 Delivery Target in 2024
Lockheed Martin announced on Wednesday that it reached its high-end delivery goal for last year. In 2024, the aerospace and defense giant delivered 110 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters to the United...
The A-10 Warthog is the Greatest Plane Ever
Close Air Support (CAS) is a seriously underrated task that the United States military has a very finite number of systems capable of performing. Warplanes like the A-10 Warthog and the A-29 Tuscano are about...
Lockheed Martin Secures $11.7 Billion Contract for 145 More F-35 Fighters
The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for 145 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets worth almost $12 billion. An Undefinitized Contract In the last days of December, the Pentagon awarded Lockheed...
Israel Obliterated Iran’s Air Defenses with the F-35I Adir
In the wake of the horrific Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, the Israeli government initiated a series of strikes upon its enemies to both seek justice for the terrorist attacks...
The F-35 and the Middle East—Complicated Doesn’t Begin to Describe It
Balancing partnerships in the Middle East is never easy, especially when it involves the sale of advanced military hardware. When it involves the most advanced stealth fighter, complicated doesn’t begin...
Australia Receives Its 72nd F-35 Stealth Fighter
The Royal Australian Air Force received its seventy-second—and probably last—F-35A Lightning stealth fighter jet, completing its fifth-generation fighter jet fleet for the time being. Australian F-35s In December, the Australian...
China’s KJ-3000 Can Easily Track US F-22 and F-35 Warplanes
What do new sixth-generation warplanes, the world’s largest amphibious landers, and a brand-new early warning and control aircraft all have in common? Well, for starters, they’re all Chinese. And they...
Polish F-35s Arrive at Ebbing Air National Guard Base
Christmas came early for the Polish Air Force, as its first two Lockheed Martin F-35A “Husarz” fighters arrived at Ebbing Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Arkansas, on Monday. The pair...
“Billions of Dollars Wasted”: Trump’s Team Hates the F-35, Pentagon Loves It
On Friday, December 20, Lockheed Martin announced that it had signed a deal with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for full-rate production of Lot 18 of the Air...
Lockheed Martin’s UK Boss Defends F-35 From Elon Musk’s Criticism
A month ago, tech entrepreneur Elon Musk made very clear in a post on X that he wasn’t a supporter of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Musk shared a...
F-22 Raptor vs. F-35: Who Would Win This Fighter Battle?
The line-up of American fighter jets can take time to keep straight. Let’s take a closer look at the F-22 and the F-35 relative to one another. Air Superiority Concerning air...