Why The US Air Force Just Cut Its 2026 F-35A Order Nearly In Half
Fifth-generation fighters still struggling to live up to the hype.
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II — page 2
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First F-35A Wearing Iconic Wild Weasel Tail Flash Breaks Cover On First Flight
The F-35 wearing the tail code “WW” will join Misawa’s 35th Fighter Wing and fly the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) mission from Japan. On June 16, 2026, the F-35A Lightning II aircraft 24-5970 made its first flight from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. The jet departed around 2PM local time […]
The Aviationist•David Cenciotti19 Jun
RAAF and US Air Force conduct first joint F-35A weapons integration flight test
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has announced the completion of its first joint Weapon Fill Measurement Vehicle…
AeroTime•Jean Carmela Lim19 JunA
Poland receives first F-35A Husarz fighters, advancing Air Force modernisation
Poland has welcomed its first three F-35A Husarz fighter jets on home soil, marking a major milestone in the modernisation of the Polish Air Force and its transition to fifth-generation combat aviation. The arrival ceremony brought together Polish government and military leaders, U.S. representatives, allied officials and industry partners. Lockheed Martin described the delivery as […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 Jun
Polish Air Force’s first three F-35 jets have been delivered
Poland celebrated the in-country arrival of its first three F-35A Husarz aircraft, marking a major milestone in the modernization of the Polish Air Force and a key step in the...
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, a December Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report highlighted […]
Avionics International•Frank Wolfe8 Jan