F-35

Sep- 2026 -

24 September

Air

No 3 Squadron Joint Strike fighters A35-09 and A35-11 taxi out for a night sortie from RAAF Base Williamtown. *** Local Caption *** Two F-35A Joint Strike Fighter aircraft from No. 3 Squadron conducted night flying at RAAF Base Williamtown as part of pilot familiarisation training.

US-Bound Australian F-35 Parts End Up in China After Shipping Mishap

Chinese authorities have taken possession of F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft components after a shipment was rerouted to Hong Kong during transit from Australia.

24 September

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

Honeywell Gives F-35 Fighters a Cooling Boost

Honeywell Aerospace has launched an upgrade designed to give F-35s more cooling capacity as new sensors and hardware increase demand for thermal management.

22 September

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Israel Brings Algorithm-Guided Strike Weapon to F-35 for First Time

Israel’s F-35 jets are gaining a new strike option as Rafael Advanced Defense Systems integrates its SPICE 1000 air-to-surface munition onto the fighter aircraft for the first time.

21 September

Europe

Christine Casimiro

Lockheed Martin Rolls Out Germany’s First F-35A Lightning II

Germany’s first of 35 F-35A Lightning II fighters has been presented to the German government at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

18 September

Air

An F-35A, in flight above the Mojave Desert in California, January 6, 2023. A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) configuration at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The 50-minute flight, which took the jet to 35,000 feet at speeds just shy of the speed of sound above the desert, marked the start of an extensive flight test campaign. TR-3 provides the computational horsepower to support modernized Block 4 capabilities. The F-35 Joint Program Office is the Department of Defense's focal point for the 5th-generation strike aircraft for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and our allies. The F-35 is the premier multi-mission, 5th-generation weapon system. Its ability to collect, analyze and share data is a force multiplier that enhances all assets in the battle space: with stealth technology, advanced sensors, weapons capacity, and range. The F-35 has been operational since July 2015 and is the most lethal, survivable, and interoperable fighter aircraft ever built.

Rojoef Manuel

US Greenlights $24.3B Sale of F-35 Jets to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department has approved a foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of 48 F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft and ancillary equipment valued at up to $24.3 billion.

7 September

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Patria Completes Finland’s First Locally Built F-35 Jet Engine

Patria has completed assembly of the initial F135 propulsion system that will power the Finnish Air Force’s F-35 Lightning II, marking a key milestone in the military’s fifth-generation combat aircraft program.

Aug- 2026 -

27 August

Americas

EPACS power and thermal management system.

Giulia Bernacchi

Collins Tests F-35 Cooling System at Simulated Altitudes

Collins Aerospace completed altitude testing of a new power and cooling system proposed as a replacement for the F-35’s current equipment.

24 August

Americas

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Unveils AIM-424 Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile for F/A-18, F-35, F/A-XX

The US Navy has publicly revealed the little-known AIM-424 “Malice” long-range air-to-air missile designed for fourth, fifth, and sixth-generation aircraft at the Tailhook Symposium in Reno, Nevada.

Jul- 2026 -

31 July

Air