Lockheed Martin F-35

By Steve Trimble
What is the “Voodoo II”? And why does the Voodoo II project’s special patch say “Two-0-Thunder”?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The decision means Singapore's future Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fleet will number a confirmed 12 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
The Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor is being developed to perform the functions of a radar, jammer and data link.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Red Flag, the service’s most important combat training event, shifts to overwater for the first time in its 48-year history.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The United Arab Emirates is understood to have gone through with a controversial deal to buy Chinese advanced jet trainers.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
As the USAF looks to develop uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft to fly with future fighters, the service is also rethinking how it organizes these fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
UAE defense companies are showing off systems that if fielded could move the country into the category of makers of large autonomous combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany could become a new source of center fuselages for the F-35 program, taking over from Turkish industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is beginning design work for a production standard version of the XA100 adaptive engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Several key U.S. Air Force aircraft saw their mission-capable rates drop in fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
South Korea aims for carrier-based KF-21; SOCOM’s 18-day deadline; Senator eyes electronic warfare progress; and U.S. Army prepares 2040 vision.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Spain is set to acquire additional Eurofighters and an unnamed fifth-generation fighter–likely the F-35–as part of a new program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The F-35 now can use the Multi-Utilization Secure Tactical And Network Ground Station, a ground system that receives and relays data from an in-flight F-35.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A long-awaited international air show Down Under will highlight the impact of a strategic pivot by Australia since 2019.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Throughput of the UK Royal Air Force’s pilot training pipeline is improving, the head of the service has insisted.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Switzerland has completed a series of avionics upgrades for its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Canada’s parliamentary auditing agency has launched an independent review of the government’s decision to acquire 88 F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The survey proposes to save the Navy billions of dollars that would be otherwise spent on qualifying a trainer jet to land aboard an aircraft carrier.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
An archive court documents from a failed lawsuit against offer a rare glimpse into the world of executing offset agreements for international arms sales.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble
The U.S. has a deal for three more years of F-35 production but will face continued challenges with international sales and technical upgrades.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble
The 407,000-sq.-ft., $424 million facility is scheduled to begin construction at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, in fiscal 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Jan. 13 published a report taking stock of ABMS.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A busy two weeks for the F-35 reveals new details about the program’s strengths and weaknesses as the program enters a critical new phase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The 10 F-35Bs with VMFA 122 are the only examples of the fighter embarked on a flat-top ship in the Pacific at present.
Budget, Policy & Operations