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The Canada F-35 Fighter Debate Is ‘Over’

Key Points and Summary – Newly released data from Canada’s 2021 Future Fighter Capability Project show just how lopsided the ...
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (ABC4) — The F-35A Lightning II, also known as “Frankenjet” due to its construction from two separate, damaged aircraft, has returned home to Utah’s Hill Air Force Base.
The exercise was designed to test the 354th Fighter Wing’s ability to rapidly generate, deploy, and sustain its combat aircraft in a near-peer operational environment.
The F-35A Lightning II “Frankenjet,” assigned to the 4th Fighter Generation Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air Force) An F ...
The F-35A Lightning II brings stealth, sensors, and computing power into one fighter that can spot threats early and react ...
RTX's Pratt & Whitney has received a more than $1.6 billion U.S. Navy contract for sustainment of F135 engines for the ...
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 ...
The U.S. Air Force disclosed for the first time that the F-35s were tasked with the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses, and were the first in and last out of Iran during the strike mission. In a press ...
Newly obtained data shows the F-35 scored 95% vs. 33% for the Gripen in Canada’s fighter competition, confirming the jet as ...
Belgium has received its first F-35A Lightning II for in-country service, officially integrating it into its air force to bolster national and NATO defenses. This delivery is part of a broader NATO ...
SALT LAKE CITY — A float of F-35A Lightning II jets will grace Utah skies in celebration of Independence Day. An annual tradition from Utah's premier Air Force Reserve unit, the 419th Fighter Wing at ...
In addition to the F-35 Lightning II, the Meteor missile is already approved for fitting on Eurofighter Typhoon, JAS 39 Gripen, and Dassault Rafale fighter jets. A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II ...