F-35: Saab accuses Canada of breaking rules of competition
Saab has accused the Canadian government of disrespecting the terms of a tender that saw the country choose…
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Ja, Oui, Si: Swiss parliament approves F-35 fighter order despite opposition
The National Council, the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, has approved an order for 36…
Pratt & Whitney delivers 1,000th F135 fighter engine
Pratt & Whitney announced the delivery of the 1,000th F135 engine for the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter…
Japan to develop long-range missiles to deter China, North Korea
Japan will develop new long-range missiles and upgrade existing ones to bolster its stand-off defense capability against threats…
Swedish Gripen E successfully shoots first Meteor air-to-air missile
A Saab Gripen E fighter operated by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) carried out the first test fire of a Meteor…
German Air Force to join Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black for first time
The German Air Force is set to travel to Australia to make its debut in the country’s multi-national…
Italy signs deal with Lockheed Martin for 18 F-35 fighters
Italy has signed a $524 million worth contract with Lockheed for 18 F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets. …
US temporarily grounds most of its F-35s over ejection seat issues
Problems with Martin-Baker ejection seats have been discovered in the US military’s F-35 fighter jets, leading to some…
What were the best bits of Farnborough 2022? AeroTime picture highlights
Are you missing the sights and sounds of the 2022 Farnborough Airshow? Here at AeroTime, we are, so…
Poland to order Korean FA-50 Fighting Eagle light attack aircraft: report
Poland is reportedly about to sign an order for 48 FA-50 Fighting Eagle light fighters, in a contract…
Czechia chooses to replace Gripens with F-35s
The Czech government has decided to purchase the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft and start negotiations with…
Pentagon orders a further 375 F-35s
The US Department of Defense (DoD) and Lockheed Martin have reached a handshake agreement for 375 F-35 Lightning…
South Korea to order 20 additional F-35 fighter jets
South Korea’s state defense procurement committee has approved the acquisition of an additional 20 Lockheed Martin F-35A lightning…
Spain to replace F-18 with latest generation Eurofighters
Spain has placed an order for 20 latest generation Eurofighter jets to replace the older fleet of F-18…
Pentagon orders F-35 engines worth up to $4.4B from Pratt & Whitney
The Pentagon has awarded Pratt & Whitney an additional contract to supply several hundred engines for the Lockheed…
Israel publishes footage of F-35 shooting down Iranian stealth drones
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has published footage claiming to show two Iranian-made stealth drones being intercepted and…
Pentagon approves $117 million sale of AIM-9X missiles to the Netherlands
The US State Department has approved the sale of the AIM-9X, the new US-made heat-seeking air-to-air missile, to…
How the F-35 became the most expensive fighter jet ever built
This article was originally published on October 12, 2020. The F-35 stealth fighter jet was supposed to be…