Canada joins Portugal in weighing alternatives to the US-made F-35 fighter jet
Portugal said it was reconsidering purchasing the Lockheed Martin-made F-35 jet in the wake of Trump's recent policy shifts.
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The F-35 ‘Kill Switch’: Separating Myth from Reality
With heightened tensions between Europe and the United States over NATO and Ukraine, the myth of an F-35 "kill switch", which ...
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The 56th Fighter Wing Is Ending F-16 Training—And Starting On The F-35
Luke AFB has been home to both F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II aircraft, and graduates more than 400 pilots annually, along with 300 air control professionals.
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U.S. Air Force Completes Final F-16 Sortie at Luke AFB
Holloman AFB is now the main training base for F-16 pilots in the USA as the Formal Training Units were moved there to make space for the F-35 training at Luke AFB. Holloman AFB trains an average ...
The Final F-16 Fighting Falcon Sortie Of The USAF 56th Fighter Wing
The last F-16 sortie at Luke AFB signals the final chapter for the 56th Fighter Wing’s beloved Viper transitioning to the ...
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Air Force aircraft readiness plunges to new low, alarming chief
The Air Force provided statistics on how many of each kind of aircraft it had in 2024, as well as the percentage of time each ...
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GOP rep reveals after F-16 ride why Trump's leadership is already paying off for military
Abe Hamadeh about the state of the U.S. military after four years of the Biden administration, following the freshman congressman's visit to an Arizona Air Force base ... s F-35 pilots train.
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Air Force aircraft readiness plunges to new low, alarming chief
Here, an F-16 flies in formation with F-35s over Luke Air Force Base, Arizona ... on readiness” that seeks to improve how often the F-35 can fly. The Government Accountability Office in 2023 ...