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The aircraft that opened Iran’s airspace: Inside the F-35’s role in Operation Midnight Hammer

In June 2025, Operation Midnight Hammer dealt a major blow to Iran’s nuclear program, and newly released details show that ...
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Inside the deal-making power of the F-35: A weapon, a network, a strategic lock-in

NEW DELHI: The "Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II" is not just another fighter jet — it is a geopolitical instrument, a technological ecosystem and the most widely exported fifth-generation aircraft ...
The Aviationist

F-35 Pilots Control CCAs in U.S. Navy’s Super-Realistic JSE Simulator

The Joint Simulation Environment is playing a key role in developing tactics and operational concepts for integrating Collaborative Combat Aircraft with ...
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Lockheed Martin delivers record 191 F-35 fighter jets in 2025

Lockheed Martin has delivered 191 F-35 Lightning II aircraft in 2025, breaking its previous record of 142 jets in a single ...
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Every Variant Of The F-35, And What Makes Them Unique

For many, the pricetag of the F-35 has been its Achilles heel. With the program's total cost now at a baffling $1.7 trillion, the Lightning II easily cleared the bar to become the most expensive ...
Avionics International

Pentagon Inspector General Highlights Continuing F-35 Readiness Concerns

While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, ...