The Pentagon has awarded Lockheed Martin a $422 million contract to help the Czech Republic join the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, covering program management, logistics, sustainment, and systems engineering services. The contract, announced on September 26, 2024, is part of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process
Ebbing Air National Guard Base has expanded its capabilities with the opening of a new facility on September 20, designed to facilitate F-35 pilot training for international partners. The event highlighted collaboration between the Air Education and Training Command (AETC), the 33rd Fighter Wing (FW), the Arkansas Air National Guard, the local Fort Smith community, and international partners
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Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (KONGSBERG) is establishing a new missile production facility in James City County, Virginia, to produce Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and Joint Strike Missiles (JSM). KONGSBERG will invest more than $100 million into the Virginia site over the coming years, creating over 180 jobs
Lockheed Martin has introduced the AGM-158 eXtreme Range (XR), an improved variant of its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) family, featuring a significantly increased operational range. The
China has revealed that it tested a new type of warplane, likely the J-35, earlier this year aboard its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. This is according to a recent report by state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV)
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The Italian Navy has announced that its carrier-based F-35B Lightning II fighter fleet has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC). Italy now joins the United States and the United Kingdom as one of the few nations operating aircraft carriers with 5th-generation fighter jets and is the only European Union country with such advanced assets in its Carrier Strike Group
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a contract with Australia to deliver the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for the F-35A. The Australian defense ministry said in an