Canada Purchases 88 F-35 Fighter Jets In $14.2Bln Deal With Lockheed Martin

The Canadian government has inked a C$19 billion (US$14.2 billion) deal with Lockheed Martin to acquire a fleet of 88 F-35 fighter jets, Minister of Defense Anita Anand said on Monday.

S.Korea scrambles fighter jets after detecting around 180 N.Korean warplanes

South Korea’s military said it scrambled fighter jets after detecting about 180 North Korean warplanes flying north of the military border over four hours on Friday.

US suspends F-35 deliveries over China-sourced materials: Report

The US Defense Department has temporarily halted deliveries of the F-35 fifth-generation fighter jet after it was discovered that a component is manufactured using materials from China, according to a report published Wednesday.

US F-35 Fighters Arrive in South Korea As Joint Military Drills Ramp Up - Other Media news - Tasnim News Agency

US Air Force F-35A stealth fighters arrived in South Korea on Tuesday on their first publicly announced visit since 2017 as the allies and nuclear-armed North Korean engage in an escalating cycle of displays of weapons.

China not interested in recovering US warplane, says spokesperson - China.org.cn

A Chinese spokesperson Thursday urged the United States to contribute to regional peace and stability rather than make a show of force in the South China Sea region.

Report: US Would Get ‘Big Surprise’ If It Tried F-35 Raid Against Russia in Black Sea | Farsnews Agency

(FNA)- The Pentagon would be in for a rude awakening if it attempted to launch a precision strike against Russia in the Black Sea region using its stealthy F-35 fighter jets, China’s Sohu web portal warned.

US Formally Notifies Turkey of Removal from F-35 Deal over S-400 Purchase - Tasnim News Agency

 (Tasnim) – The United States has officially notified Turkey that it was excluded from the agreement on the F-35 jet production due to its purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems, the official Anadolu news agency reported, citing a Pentagon source.

Turkey Moves To Upgrade F-16s After Expulsion From F-35 Supply Chain - UrduPoint

 Turkey has embarked on an upgrade of its F-16 jets to extend their service life, President of Defense Industries Ismail Demir has said, following the expulsion from the US-sponsored F-35 joint strike fighter program over purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems.

US Defense Secretary Slams ‘Authoritarian’ Turkey But Still Wants It to Buy F-35 Jets

US Defense Secretary James Mattis reportedly lambasted Turkey’s authoritarianism and human rights record, but warned that removing Ankara from F-35 program would result in the aircraft’s production break and delivery delays.

Turquía amenaza a EE.UU. con cerrar su base de Incirlik y con comprar cazas rusos en vez de los F-35

El ministro  de Exteriores turco, Mevlut Cavusoglu, ha amenazado este martes con cerrar la base aérea de Incirlik que EE.UU. mantiene al sur de Turquía y donde hay armas nucleares tácticas estadounidenses, informa Mehr News Agency.

Putin Ethos: Rusia estima "injusta" la presión de EE.UU. a Turquía por intentar comprar sus sistemas S-400

El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin, considera "injusta" la presión que Estados Unidos ejerce sobre Turquía a causa de su proceso para comprar sistemas antimisiles rusos S-400. De hecho, el pasado 24 de mayo Washington aprobó una medida para impedir el suministro de cazas de quinta generación F-35 a Ankara.

Turkey to Receive First F-35 Fighter from US Next Month

The United States will deliver the first F-35 joint strike fighter to Turkey on June 21 as part of a longstanding partnership between the two allies, despite attempts by the US Congress to block the procurement of such weaponry to the Turkish government.

Turkey Says It Will Retaliate If US Halts Weapons Sales

Turkey will retaliate if the United States enacts a proposed law that would halt weapons sales to the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday.

United States Air Force grounds F-35 fighter jets over insulation problems

The Air Force grounded more than a dozen of its controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets because of crumbling insulation in fuel tanks, officals announced Friday.

Les USA vassalisent leurs alliés (gauche française)

Washington utilise l'Otan pour vassaliser ses alliés en leur imposant de se fournir auprès des industries de défense américaines, ce qui entraîne une destruction des industries nationales européennes, a annoncé le Parti de Gauche français dans un article signé Djordje Kuzmanovic et publié vendredi sur le site internet du parti.

Lockheed Martin, Turkish Contractor to Build Missiles for F-35.

WASHINGTON, October 23  - The US military contractor Lockheed Martin has signed off on a deal to produce cruise missiles for fifth generation fighter jets F-35 in partnership with the Turkish firm Roketsan, a statement published on Lockheed Martin's website said.

"Lockheed Martin has a long history of partnership with the Republic of Turkey and we look forward to working closely with Roketsan on the very important project," Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Executive Vice President Rick Edwards said in the statement published Wednesday.

Τεχνικά προβλήματα σε μαχητικά αεροσκάφη των ΗΠΑ (τύπου F-35)

..... Στο έδαφος θα παραμείνουν τα μαχητικά αεροσκάφη του Πολεμικού Ναυτικού των ΗΠΑ, τύπου F-35 -μοντέλα B και C- τα οποία έχουν κατασκευαστεί από την εταιρεία Lockheed Martin Corp., δεδομένου ότι παραμένουν ασαφή τα αίτια που προκάλεσαν μια τεράστια βλάβη στον κινητήρα ενός F-35 της Πολεμικής Αεροπορίας στις 23 Ιουνίου.

«Αυτή τη στιγμή δεν διαθέτω επαρκείς πληροφορίες ώστε να επιτραπούν οι πτήσεις στα F-35B και F-35C», δήλωσε στο πρακτορείο Reuters ο αντιναύαρχος, Ντέιβιντ Ντάναγουεϊ. «Δεν υπάρχει κάποιο συγκεκριμένο γεγονός που να δικαιολογεί την αιτία».

U.S. Navy maintains grounding order for F-35 fighter jets (could jeopardize export prospects?)

The U.S. Navy on Friday maintained a grounding order for F-35 B-model and C-model fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp, saying it was still not clear what caused a massive engine failure on an Air Force F-35 jet on June 23.
"At this time, I do not have sufficient information to return the F-35B and F-35C fleet to flight," Vice Admiral David Dunaway, who heads the Navy's Air Systems Command, said in an update to a fleetwide grounding order issued by U.S. officials on July 3. A copy of the document was obtained by Reuters.

Dunaway said in the document that he was committed to returning the F-35 fleet to flight as soon as possible, but there was "no discernible event that represents a root cause."

Ce que nous coûte la « liberté » OTAN

« La situation en Ukraine nous rappelle que notre liberté n’est pas gratuite et nous devons être prêts à payer» : c’est ce qu’a rappelé le président Obama, à Rome comme à Bruxelles, en se disant préoccupé que certains pays OTAN veuillent diminuer leur propre dépense militaire. La semaine prochaine, a-t-il annoncé, se réuniront à Bruxelles les ministres des affaires étrangères pour renforcer la présence OTAN en Europe orientale et aider l’Ukraine à moderniser ses forces militaires. Cela requerra des ajouts de crédits. Nous sommes donc prévenus ; et on nous parle de coupe dans la dépense militaire!