Air Force Times on MSN

Watch the US Air Force load inert nuclear bombs in F-35 for tests

The Energy Department and Air Force in August successfully carried out the first tests dropping unarmed B61-12 nuclear ...

U.S. Officials Raise Concerns About Saudi Arabia’s Bid for F-35 Jets

A Pentagon intelligence report says China could try to acquire advanced F-35 technology in Saudi Arabia if the Trump ...
The Aviationist on MSN

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 ...
Axios on MSN

Scoop: Israel wants Trump to condition F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia on Israel normalization

Israel does not oppose the U.S. selling F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, but wants it be conditioned on the kingdom ...
Palestine Chronicle

F-35 for Normalization: Axios Reveals Israel’s Conditions on US-Saudi Deal

Israel has signaled it will only support a US sale of F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia if the deal forces Riyadh to normalize ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The F-35 Stealth Fighter Haunts the U.S. Air Force

The Air Force will pare back F-35 purchases through 2028, citing Block 4 upgrade and TR-3 computing delays, and will ...
The News International

Saudi bid for F-35 jets gets Pentagon approval

The Donald Trump administration is considering a request from Saudi Arabia to purchase up to 48 F-35 fighter jets, and the ...

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia's request to buy F-35 jets clears key Pentagon hurdle, sources say

The Trump administration is considering a Saudi Arabian request to buy as many as 48 F-35 fighter jets, a potential ...
The National Interest on MSN

Is the F-35 Lightning II a Good Ground Attack Aircraft?

The F-35’s multirole design prevents it from excelling at close air support—yet the fighter jet is well-suited to missions in contested airspace, which competitors like the A-10 Warthog are not.
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 ...

Taiwan wants to buy F-35 fighter jets and Patriot missiles to show Trump it's serious: report

The $15 billion package could include 60 F-35 fighter jets and 400 Patriot missiles, according to the Financial Times.
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 ...