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Finland’s First F-35 Conducts Maiden Flight

The Finnish Air Force’s first F-35 conducted its first flight on Dec. 8, ahead of the official rollout ceremony next week. The Finnish Air Force has ...
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Lockheed shows off Finland's first F-35

Lockheed Martin on Tuesday debuted its first F-35A fighter jet bound for Finland. The aerospace and defense conglomerate ...
Defense News

Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors

The F-35 program is delaying some of its planned Block 4 upgrades as it focuses on delivering capabilities as early as 2031. (A1C Eli Rose/Air Force) The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling ...
Reason

The F-35 Ages Worse Than the Planes It's Meant To Replace

As the U.S. grapples with ballooning federal budgets and increasingly necessary spending cuts, the military remains ripe for austerity. In February, the Pentagon suggested cutting $50 billion per year ...
CNN

US Navy F-35 crashes in California, pilot ejects safely

A US Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed in central California Wednesday near Naval Air Station Lemoore, according to a Navy press statement. The pilot ejected safely, and the cause of the crash, which ...
Newsweek

Canada’s F-35 Nightmare

There are "alternatives" to the U.S.-made F-35 fighter jet, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said before winning a new term in office amid a whirlwind of souring relations with Washington. Some ...