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‘There is no kill switch’: Pentagon denies F-35 rumours as calls grow to ditch US defence products
With allied governments and industrial competitors now openly discussing possible cancellation of orders for the American ...
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F-35 kill switch doesn’t exist: Lockheed alleviates US allies’ anxiety over warfighter
Some recent European media reports suggested the presence of such ‘kill switch’ that Washington could use to weaken another ...
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Finland progresses new F-35 engine support facility
Finland is progressing the build of a new facility to support the engines of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike ...
F-35 fleet hits 1 million flight hours; DOD reevaluating heavy reliance on private contractors
Lockheed Martin announced Monday that the global F-35 fleet, the Department of Defense’s most advanced fighter, has surpassed ...
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RAAF combat fleet evolves for a more challenging world
Australia's combat fleet is at a defining moment for the 21st century, with an ever-darkening geopolitical environment and ...
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Portugal Drops Plans for F-35 Citing U.S. Political Uncertainty
The recent shift in U.S. policy toward NATO has led the Portuguese Defense Minister to deem a potential F-35 procurement ...
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Florida Air National Guard now in fifth-generation fighter era
The Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing on March 4 became the fourth Air National Guard unit to be equipped with ...
Carney orders review of F-35 fighter jet purchase from U.S.’s Lockheed Martin
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada’s plan to purchase a fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The ...
Can the US turn off European weapons? Experts weigh in on 'kill switch' fears
German officials are sounding the alarm over what they say is a "kill switch" embedded in the US-made F-35 fighter jet.
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F-35 to get new software this summer—but there’s no date yet for planned full upgrade
The new suite, called Technology Refresh-3 is a software and hardware upgrade needed for Block 4 improvements. It was ...
Do US F-35 jets have a ‘kill switch’? European countries forced to deny claims Trump could cripple air force
Reports Ukraine could soon be unable to properly use its US-supplied F-16 fighter jets have left Europeans concerned the same ...
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F-35 fleet hits 1 million flight hours; DOD reevaluating heavy reliance on private contractors
the F-35A, operated by the Air Force; the F-35B, operated by the Marine Corps; and the F-35C, operated primarily by the Navy. Lockheed Martin is the prime F-35 contractor, with principal partners ...