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Biggest Air Force in the world deepens F-35 stealth firepower with $240 million Joint Strike Missiles

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a $240.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for a second ...

F-35 Stealth Jets Set For Deadly Upgrade – What The PL-15 Threat Taught The US

After lessons from the India-Pak conflict, the US is integrating the Meteor missile into F-35 stealth jets, boosting air ...
The National Interest

Which Fighter Jet Is Stealthier, the F-22 or the F-35?

In pursuit of a multirole mission, the F-35’s designers accepted trade-offs that reduced its stealth performance in exchange for significant improvements elsewhere. The US military has two stealth ...
The Aviationist

British F-35s Will Carry Nuclear Weapons, But Where Are Their Conventional Weapons?

The now planned purchase of F-35As, which will join the NATO nuclear mission, has led headlines, but the UK’s F-35Bs still lack any standoff strike weapons. As UK carrier strike approaches the ...
The Aviationist

Iran Strike Fuels Speculation of Secret Israeli Extended-Range F-35 Mods

Unverified claims have circulated stating Israel was able to take advantage of long-rumored modifications to its F-35 fleet in order to strike Iran without tanker support. Much speculation has arisen ...
The National Interest

Russia’s Su-57 Felon vs. America’s F-35 Lightning II: Who Would Win?

The F-35 has more combat experience than the Su-57. But Russian technology in general has fared well in the ongoing Ukraine War, despite Western pressure. There is a burgeoning arms race between the ...