F-35 nations prize spare parts, as US dismisses kill-switch angst

Mark Carney calls for faster review of Canada’s F-35 order

Prime Minister Mark Carney says it would be 'exceptionally ill-advised' for the U.S. to sell F-35 fighter jets with a mechanism that could allow the Pentagon to deactivate their functions remotely.

F-35 nations prize spare parts, as US dismisses kill-switch angst

Concerns have grown in Europe about the extent to which Washington could exercise control over F-35 fleets globally.

Defence Minister Theo Francken (N-VA) asked his Italian counterpart whether the additional F-35 combat aircraft that Belgium intends to order could be built in Italy, not in the United States. This would create employment in Europe, says Mr Franken Monday in an interview in Laatste Nieuws. ...

Lockheed Martin marks 1,000th F-35 centre wing assembly

Lockheed Martin has reached a major production milestone with the delivery of the 1,000th F-35 Centre Wing Assembly (CWA) from its Marietta facility in Georgia, USA, underscoring continued progress on the global fifth-generation fighter programme, according to a press release. The Centre Wing Assembly forms roughly a quarter of the F-35’s fuselage and is the largest single component of the aircraft. The wings are attached to the CWA during final…

The High North and the F-35 Lightning II

Op-ed: Norway recently received the last of the 52 F-35 fighter jets ordered from the US. In this op-ed, US Army Veteran and Historian Mike Thornton provides an overview of the fighter jet and its capabilities in the defense of the High North.

Dutch F-35 Executes First Live Classified Data Share With C2 System Outside the U.S.

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) achieved a first-of-its-kind milestone during the Ramstein Flag Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) exercise. In what is considered “a significant step forward in multi-domain integration,” the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) and Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works successfully demonstrated the first-ever live classified data exchange between an in-flight F-35 and a non-U.S. […] The post Dutch F-35 Executes First …