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Oct- 2026 -5 OctoberAir
Finland Accepts First F-35 Jets From US
The Finnish Air Force has formally welcomed its first two F-35A Lightning II combat aircraft at the Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi, marking the start of in-country integration of a 64-platform order from US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin.
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5 OctoberAmericas
AI Takes Hours Out of F-35 Production at Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is putting AI to work on the F-35 Lightning II production line, using AI-powered robotics and quality-control systems to speed up manufacturing.
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Sep- 2026 -24 SeptemberAir
US-Bound Australian F-35 Parts End Up in China After Shipping Mishap
Chinese authorities have taken possession of F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft components after a shipment was rerouted to Hong Kong during transit from Australia.
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24 SeptemberAmericas
Honeywell Gives F-35 Fighters a Cooling Boost
Honeywell Aerospace has launched an upgrade designed to give F-35s more cooling capacity as new sensors and hardware increase demand for thermal management.
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22 SeptemberAmericas
Israel Brings Algorithm-Guided Strike Weapon to F-35 for First Time
Israel’s F-35 jets are gaining a new strike option as Rafael Advanced Defense Systems integrates its SPICE 1000 air-to-surface munition onto the fighter aircraft for the first time.
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21 SeptemberEurope
Lockheed Martin Rolls Out Germany’s First F-35A Lightning II
Germany’s first of 35 F-35A Lightning II fighters has been presented to the German government at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
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18 SeptemberAir
US Greenlights $24.3B Sale of F-35 Jets to Saudi Arabia
The US State Department has approved a foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of 48 F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft and ancillary equipment valued at up to $24.3 billion.
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7 SeptemberAir
Patria Completes Finland’s First Locally Built F-35 Jet Engine
Patria has completed assembly of the initial F135 propulsion system that will power the Finnish Air Force’s F-35 Lightning II, marking a key milestone in the military’s fifth-generation combat aircraft program.
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Aug- 2026 -27 AugustAmericas
Collins Tests F-35 Cooling System at Simulated Altitudes
Collins Aerospace completed altitude testing of a new power and cooling system proposed as a replacement for the F-35’s current equipment.
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24 AugustAmericas
US Navy Unveils AIM-424 Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile for F/A-18, F-35, F/A-XX
The US Navy has publicly revealed the little-known AIM-424 “Malice” long-range air-to-air missile designed for fourth, fifth, and sixth-generation aircraft at the Tailhook Symposium in Reno, Nevada.
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