F-35A Lightning II News

Air

Portugal to Modernise its Fleet with F-35 Lightning II Jets

20 Apr, 08:22
1 min

The Chief of Staff of the Portuguese Air Force confirmed that Portugal is in the process of replacing F-16Ms with modern F-35A Lightning II Jet aircraft.

Air Logistics

GOA Report: F-35 Sustainment Costs to Reach $2 Trillion

16 Apr, 09:36
2 mins

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GOA) reports that F-35 aircraft sustainment costs to reach $2 trillion while operational availability decreases.

Air

Aside F-16, Turkiye is still Interested in Eurofighter

03 Feb, 14:22
2 min read

Turkiye is still interested in the Eurofighter Typhoon despite progress in purchasing F-16 Vipers from the U.S.

Air Weapon / Missile Ammunition

Greece may have asked for 12 F-35A Lightning II Jets

31 Jan, 23:40
1 min read

DSCA announced the Greek F-35A acquisition plan for 40 aircraft with an approximately $ 8 billion budget. The actual plan might be for 12 stealth aircraft.

Air

Czech Republic Acquires 24 F-35A Lightning II Units

31 Jan, 22:47
1 min read

Czech Republic signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) formalizing its intention to purchase 24 F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft.

Air

Thai Air Force Seeks Budget For New Fighters

31 Jan, 07:39
1 min read

Thai Air Force is pursuing a $538 million budget from the state budget to replace ageing fighter jets with new ones.

Air

Greece Set to Buy 40 F-35A Lightning II for $8.6 Billion

27 Jan, 10:30
2 min read

The State Department approved a possible FMS to Greece of F-35 CTOL aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $8.6 billion.

Air

Lockheed Martin Unveils Belgium’s first F-35A Order

11 Dec, 18:10
1 min read

Lockheed Martin officially showed the first F-35A Lightning II jet ordered by Belgium. The ceremony was held at the company’s production facility.

Air

Portugal Shows "Unofficial" Interest in F-35A

04 Dec, 15:34
2 min read

Even though it’s just a vision, the Portuguese Air Force is interested in F-35 fighter jets replacing the F-16.

Air Ammunition Weapon / Missile

Czech Republic Gets Green Light for F-35A Lightning II

29 Jun, 21:55
1 min read

Czech Republic received permission to buy F-35A aircraft, AMRAAM missile, StormBreaker and 2000 lb ammunition for an estimated value of up to $5.62 billion.

Air

Declining Thai’s F-35 bid, US offers F-16 and F-15 jets

27 May, 12:52
2 min read

Pentagon has informally declined Thailand’s request to purchase F-35 fighter jets, according to an RTAF source. The US Offers F-16 and F15 to Thailand.

Air Weapon / Missile

KF-21 Boramae Fires IRIS-T Missile for the First Time

19 Apr, 22:03
2 mins

The KF-21's weapon separation testing is still ongoing. For the first time, the Boramae launched an AIM-2000 infra-red-guided air-to-air missile (IRIS-T).