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F-35 stealth fighter now armed with the 'no escape' Mach 4 ramjet Meteor missile

Key Points and Summary – The F-35 just took a major step toward becoming Europe’s premier air-to-air killer. A U.S. Marine ...
National Security Journal on MSN

F-35 threat? KF-21 Boramae might be the best ‘dollar for dollar’ fighter on Earth

Key Points and Summary – South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae is a homegrown 4.5-generation “budget stealth” fighter designed to ...

Inside the deal-making power of the F-35: A weapon, a network, a strategic lock-in

The F-35 is the United States’ one of the strongest bargaining chip because it is irreplaceable — no rival offers its stealth ...
FlightGlobal

Netherlands air force maintainers successfully demonstrate weapons loading capability on US Air Force F-35A at Ramstein

Netherlands air force maintainers have successfully demonstrated weapons loading procedures on a US Air Force F-35A, ...

F-35 Stealth Jets Set For Deadly Upgrade – What The PL-15 Threat Taught The US

After lessons from the India-Pak conflict, the US is integrating the Meteor missile into F-35 stealth jets, boosting air ...
The National Interest

F-35 Replacement Could Attack with Hypersonic Weapons and Lasers

The Air Force has begun experimenting and conceptual planning for a 6th generation fighter aircraft to emerge in coming years as a technological step beyond the F-35, service leaders said. “We have ...
The Aviationist

F-35 Conducts B61-12 Stockpile Flight Tests

The F-35 Lightning II was used in August 2025 to successfully evaluate three B61-12 test assets during a multi-day test campaign. Sandia National Laboratories and the National Nuclear Security ...
Task & Purpose

F-35’s close call over Yemen raises questions about how it’s used

Houthi rebels in Yemen fired on a U.S. military F-35 during recent operations, and the missile came close enough to the aircraft for the pilot to take evasive action, a U.S. official confirmed to Task ...
SlashGear

How The F-35 Stealth Jet Is Redefining Dogfighting For The Modern Age

It all comes down to the design of the aircraft. From its stealth features and the long-range armaments concealed within its frame to its advanced situational awareness, everything about the F-35 is ...
USNI

U.K. Report on F-35 Capability

1. The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) is a technologically cutting‑edge multirole stealth fighter aircraft. Originally conceived in the 1990s by the US Department of Defense, the UK is ...
The Aviationist

Saudi Arabia’s F-35 Push Advances After U.S.–Saudi Defense Pact

Washington signals the will for a fast approval of a Saudi F-35 sale, reflecting a renewed effort for quicker weapons sales and the new U.S.-Saudi Strategic Defense Agreement. The prospect of Saudi ...
Yahoo

Israel's one-of-a-kind F-35 stealth jet is flying into a higher level of combat in fights with Iran

Israel's unique F-35I lends a critical capability to its air force and has been involved in strikes on Iran. Actions against Iran are the "most challenging" F-35s have flown, an airpower expert said.