Lockheed boasts record 191 F-35 deliveries in 2025
The delivery total greatly exceeds a previous record of 142, boosted by a backlog of undelivered jets that had to be held in storage.
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The delivery total greatly exceeds a previous record of 142, boosted by a backlog of undelivered jets that had to be held in storage.
Next year could see Turkey and Saudi Arabia joining the F-35 club, war in Lebanon and more.
From spikes in European military spending to the push for a virtual wall to protect NATO countries from Russian drones, the continent faces a new era in defense.
“Due to foreseeable additional costs, it is not financially viable to maintain the originally planned number” of aircraft, said a Swiss statement.
Italy is sponsoring integration of the ramjet powered weapon on the F-35A, while the UK is leading integration on the F-35B model.
[Sponsored] As it flies today, the fighter doesn’t have the cooling capacity to maintain deterrence as the battlefield evolves.
Robbin Laird visited Italy’s International Flight Training School in Sardinia at Decimomannu Airbase to see how it approaches training aviators for modern combat.
Copenhagen revealed that “as something new” the F-35 acquisition will also include Collaborative Combat Aircraft-type drones, appearing to confirm for the first time that it plans on acquiring the US-made platforms.
The $24.3 billion deal covers 148 aircraft each in production lots 18 and 19, closing out negotiations that have stretched since 2023.
Fashion aside, the president said he and the Turkish leader would discuss Ankara rejoining the F-35 program, suggesting Erdogan would be “successful” in buying jets he wanted.