The first flight milestone comes four years later than originally planned, after an initial delay caused by technical ...

LONDON—Long-awaited flight testing of MBDA’s Spear 3 mini cruise missile on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has begun. The turbojet-powered missile, which is set to become the primary ...

An F-35B carrying four SPEAR 3 precision-guided munitions in one of its two internal weapons bays during trials earlier in 2026. The UK is set to field the combination in the early 2030s. (F‑35 ...

The Yakovlev Yak-141 was the world’s first supersonic VTOL aircraft. The Soviet Union built four prototypes between 1987 and ...

The United Kingdom has approved the procurement of the RTX GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II (now known more commonly as ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its latest move to fortify defenses as tensions in the region grow. Rubio heads ...

Lockheed Martin reported producing a record-breaking number of F-35s in 2025, and expanding its orders abroad—even as some nations have scaled back or withdrawn from the program. Aerospace giant ...

Two £88m RAF stealth jets have been grounded on an island in the Atlantic for two months after mechanical problems on their ...

Japan is the largest F-35 operator after the United States, and its program of record calls for it to receive 105 F-35A models and 42 F-35Bs. After a delay that was announced in January, Lockheed ...

Lockheed Martin is non-committal about US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will approve the sale of F-35 fighters to Saudi Arabia. “We appreciate his support of the F-35 programme,” Steve ...

Although, progress will likely stall as the Royal Navy wait for upgrades to its F-35B fleet.