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The US Department of Defence has allocated $10.9 to Lockheed Martin to upgrade its fleet of fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighters in 2021. The US defence contractor has been successful with this.
The United Kingdom has deployed Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 fighters close to the Russian border. The aircraft, which were previously deployed in Eastern Europe, have moved to Finland.
Lockheed Martin has set an order ceiling for fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets for five years starting in 2026. This is stated in a new procurement document published by the JPO.
Lockheed Martin will soon complete assembly of the first fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jet for the Belgian Air Force. The aircraft will soon receive a stealth coating.
Lockheed Martin and Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) have announced the transfer of another fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, which has undergone Viper modernisation, to the Hellenic Air Force.
The US Air Force is preparing to decommission the iconic U-2 Dragon Lady. However, as long as the aircraft remain in service, the service continues to use them.
The US Marine Corps, in preparation for future conflicts in the Indo-Pacific region, landed a fifth-generation F-35B Lightning II fighter jet on an old highway in California.
Germany refuses to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces with TAURUS long-range cruise missiles. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius commented on the situation again.
Archer Aviation has been awarded a contract to manufacture and supply electric air taxis for the US Air Force. This is the Midnight model with vertical take-off and landing.
A month and a half ago, Lockheed Martin began construction of the first F-35A Lightning II aircraft for the Belgian Air Force. As it turned out, the start of aircraft deliveries has been postponed for at least six months.
Lockheed Martin is facing problems that are delaying deliveries of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets to Taiwan. Therefore, the island nation decided to modernise the Mirage 2000-5 aircraft.
The Royal Bahrain Air Force has received the first modernised F-16 Fighting Falcon generation 4++ fighter aircraft. The aircraft itself was announced back in the first quarter of 2023.
Pratt & Whitney announced that the Pentagon has imposed a ban on the integration of any engine other than the F135 into the fifth-generation fighters F-35A, F-35B and F-35C. This was written in a press release that was published on the official website of RTX (the parent company).
In February, it became known that Rheinmetall will set up production of fuselage centre sections for the F-35 Lightning II in Germany. Early last month, the German contractor signed a corresponding agreement with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, and construction of the plant began on 1 August.
Fourth- and fifth-generation fighter jets of the US Air Force will take part in the Willam Tell exercise. The event will take place in September in the state of Georgia after a 19-year hiatus.
