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Finland's First F-35A Lightning II Rolls Out of the Assembly Line

Finnish Air Force personnel are currently undergoing training at Eglin AFB, while extensive infrastructure upgrades and ...
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Belgium Receives F-35A Stealth Fighters

On October 13, 2025, Belgium’s first Block 4 F-35A Lightning IIs rolled into Florennes to stand up 1st Squadron Stingers, a ...
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Germany Wants 15 More F-35A Lightning IIs

As, and the additional aircraft would take its planned fleet to 50 airframes. Nearly seven months after German media ...
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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Belgian F-35A

bringing its total planned fleet to 45 aircraft. See a mistake? Contact us. The first F-35A Lightning II designated for in-country service with Belgium’s air force arrived at Florennes Air Base on ...
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USAF F-35As and F-16s Conduct ‘Dynamic Operational’ Deployment to Greenland

The mission was supported by the Royal Danish Air Force, underscoring Denmark’s contribution in the security of the Arctic, and Greenland’s role in the ...
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VIDEO: F-35A Lightning II Arrival

Footage of Maj Gen Glen VanHerck, USAF Warfare Center Commander, arriving at Nellis AFB in an F-35A Lightning II. It will be added to Nellis’ fighter roster, bringing the number of F-35s to 14. Join ...
Stars and Stripes

F-35A crashed in Alaska due to ice buildup in its landing gear, Air Force report says

Ice contamination in landing gear struts created a cascading series of events that ended with an F-35A Lightning II crashing at an air base in Alaska in January, according to an Air Force accident ...
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F-35 takes lead role in NATO’s nuclear deterrence exercise for first time in alliance history

Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35As are leading NATO's annual nuclear readiness drills for the first time, marking a ...
The National Interest

Belgium Is Betting Its Survival on the F-35

The F-35 Lightning II is widely considered to be the dominant jet of its kind in service today. Belgium is beefing up its aerial fleet by opting to procure additional F-35A Lightning II fighter jets.
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Switzerland in talks with US as cost of F-35A fighter jets rises

ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland is holding talks with the United States after Washington tried to raise the price of new fighter jets Bern is buying for its air force, the government said on Wednesday.
The National Interest

How Cold Weather Crashed an “All-Weather” F-35 in Alaska

An Air Force investigation has revealed that the recent F-35 crash in Alaska took place after water in the plane’s hydraulic fluid froze in the sub-zero temperatures. The US Air Force F-35A Lightning ...
Flying

U.K. to Purchase 12 Nuclear-Capable F-35A Fighter Jets

The UK will purchase 12 F-35A fighter jets to enhance national security and participate in NATO's dual-capable aircraft nuclear mission. This purchase is projected to create 20,000 jobs within the ...