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Portugal snubs F-35 jets over US policy concerns, eyes Rafale
In an interview with the Portuguese news agency Público, Portugal's Defense Minister Nuno Melo announced his decision against ...
The Aviationist on MSN3d
The F-35 ‘Kill Switch’: Separating Myth from Reality
With heightened tensions between Europe and the United States over NATO and Ukraine, the myth of an F-35 "kill switch", which ...
A Lockheed exec tells BI what's needed to fix the F-35's biggest problems
The supersonic aircraft is widely recognized as a top fifth-generation fighter jet, but the program has faced criticisms.
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Portugal declines F-35 purchase, considers European fighters
In an interview with the Portuguese news agency Público, Portugal's Defence Minister Nuno Melo stated that he has rejected ...
Defense One7d
F-35 to get new software this summer—but there’s no date yet for planned full upgrade
The new suite, called Technology Refresh-3 is a software and hardware upgrade needed for Block 4 improvements. It was ...
F-35 fleet hits 1 million flight hours; DOD reevaluating heavy reliance on private contractors
The DOD plans to use the F-35, its "most ambitious and costly weapon system," through 2088, with projections of over $1.7 ...
Lockheed Martin announces F-35 fleet has surpasses 1M flight hours
Lockheed Martin (LMT)announced that the global F-35 fleet has surpassed 1 million flight hours, “further proof of the program’s size and ...
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F-35 Global Fleet Dominates the Sky, Surpasses 1 Million Flight Hours
The 1 million flight hours includes combat operations now completed by all F-35 variants following the F-35C being deployed in combat for the first time in November 2024, successfully striking ...