The Royal Canadian Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II flew for the first time, marking a milestone in Canada’s controversial fighter acquisition program to replace the CF-188 Hornet fleet. The first F-35A Lightning II destined for Canada has conducted its maiden flight from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, where Lockheed Martin’s […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso8h agoAviation News – Royal Danish Air Force F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters landed at Kangerlussuaq Airport in Greenland for the first time on September 16, 2026,...
One of the FQ-42 Collaborative Combat Aircraft deployed at Creech AFB has flown alongside an F-35A and F-15E in preparation for collaborative control operations with manned aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has released a photo showing a prototype of its FQ-42 Vengeance Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) flying in formation alongside an F-35A Lightning II and […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso21 SeptAviationNews – Lockheed Martin has officially rolled out the first F-35A Lightning II for the German Air Force during a ceremony at its Fort Worth...
One of the three Finnish Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters assigned to the type’s first delivery flight…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau21 Sept
Lockheed Martin has rolled out Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II fighter jet during an event at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
Lockheed Martin has presented Germany’s first F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft to the German government at a ceremony at the company’s F-35 production facility, marking a milestone in Germany’s acquisition of the aircraft and its integration into NATO operations. Senior German and U.S. government and military officials attended the ceremony alongside Lockheed Martin employees and […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm21 Sept
Two Royal Danish Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs landed at Kangerlussuaq Airport alongside U.S. F-16s and Canadian CF-18s as part of NATO’s Arctic Sentry initiative. For the first time, Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) F-35A Lightning IIs were deployed to Greenland, landing at Kangerlussuaq Airport on Sep. 16, 2026, alongside U.S. Air Force F-16s and […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam21 Sept
Finland’s first two domestically based F-35A Lightning II fighters landed at Rovaniemi on 18 September 2026, marking an important stage in the country’s transition from the F/A-18 Hornet. Aircraft JF-510 and JF-512 reached the Lapland Air Wing after a three-day delivery flight from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility, including a stop at Lajes Air Base […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban20 SeptAviation News – The Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat) officially marked the start of domestic fifth-generation operations on 18 September 2026 as its first two Lockheed...
The first two F-35A Lightning IIs of the Finnish Air Force, which has signed on for 64 aircraft, arrived at the Lapland Air Wing. The Finnish Air Force’s (Ilmavoimat) first two F-35A Lightning II landed in Finland on Sep. 18, 2026. Tail numbers JF-510 and JF-512 landed at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi, where […]
The Aviationist•Parth Satam19 Sept
Luftwaffe has ordered 35 fifth-generation stealth fighters to replace the Tornado, with the first aircraft due to arrive in the country in 2027
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier18 Sept
Two Royal Danish Air Force F-35A fighters landed at Kangerlussuaq Airport (SFJ) in western Greenland on September 16,…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau18 Sept
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia of 48 F-35A Lightning II fighters, with an estimated cost of $24.3 billion. The U.S. State Department has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) requested by Saudi Arabia for the acquisition of the F-35 Lightning II. Saudi Arabia could get […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso17 Sept
The A-10 carries six times more 30mm ammunition than the F-35A, but that enormous difference reflects two radically different ideas
Aviation News – Germany’s F-35 Lightning II program achieved a significant milestone as the country’s first F-35A successfully completed its maiden flight on September 8, 2026....
First of 35 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters ordered for the Luftwaffe will be formally presented on September 18
Air Data News•Ricardo Meier9 Sept
The German Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II conducted its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facilities, ahead of the official rollout later this month. Germany’s F-35 Lightning II program achieved a new milestone with the maiden flight of the country’s first F-35A on Sept. 8, 2026. The aircraft flew from Lockheed Martin’s Fort […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso8 Sept
The first eight of a dozen Vermont Air National Guard F-35As are returning home from their combat deployment in the CENTCOM area of operations. Split into two flights, the first eight F-35A jets of the Green Mountain Boys of the Vermont Air National Guard 158th Fighter Wing/134th Fighter Squadron, arrived in the UK on their […]
The Aviationist•David Cenciotti4 SeptAviation News – The 325th Fighter Wing joined forces with the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron at Hill Air Force Base from August 4–14, 2026, to...