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F-35 Breaks Delivery Record in 2025

Lockheed Martin delivered a record number of F-35 stealth strike fighters last year. The aerospace and defense conglomerate ...
Air Force Technology on MSN

Lockheed Martin delivers record 191 F-35 fighter jets in 2025

Lockheed Martin has delivered 191 F-35 Lightning II aircraft in 2025, breaking its previous record of 142 jets in a single ...
AeroTime

Lockheed Martin delivers record 191 F-35s in 2025 amid rising global demand

Lockheed Martin says it delivered 191 F-35 Lightning II fighters in 2025, the highest annual total in the program’s history, ...
FlightGlobal

Southeast Asian nations pursue new fighters as South China Sea tensions drive defence spending

Regional air forces are recapitalising combat fleets as geopolitical tensions prompt governments to prioritise defence ...
The Aviationist on MSN

Northrop Grumman, Kratos to Develop XQ-58 Valkyrie as CCA for the USMC

Northrop Grumman will integrate its uncrewed and autonomous technologies onto Kratos’ Valkyrie for the USMC's MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...
The Canadian Press on MSN

RCAF commander reports progress on filling recruitment, retention gaps

A substantial entry level pay hike for pilots and the acquisition of new and advanced aircraft are “absolutely” helping to ...
Defense News on MSN

Italy names Sicily air base as first F-35 pilot school outside US

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and constructor Lockheed Martin will oversee the readying of the training center at ...
Avionics International

Pentagon Inspector General Highlights Continuing F-35 Readiness Concerns

While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, ...
American Machinist

F-35 Deliveries Hit New Record

Nearly 200 Joint Strike Fighters were delivered by Lockheed Martin to the Pentagon and other allied nations participating in ...
The Aviationist

F-35 Pilots Control CCAs in U.S. Navy’s Super-Realistic JSE Simulator

The Joint Simulation Environment is playing a key role in developing tactics and operational concepts for integrating Collaborative Combat Aircraft with ...
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The aircraft that opened Iran’s airspace: Inside the F-35’s role in Operation Midnight Hammer

In June 2025, Operation Midnight Hammer dealt a major blow to Iran’s nuclear program, and newly released details show that ...
Forecast International

Record F-35 Deliveries Bolstered by Catch-Up

Lockheed Martin closed 2025 with a record number of 191 F-35 deliveries across all three variants. The figure eclipses the ...