Fighter jets
Lockheed Martin enters deal with US Defense Department for 850 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets
The defense contractor will self-fund at least $7 billion in initiatives that support the F-35 program, the department said in a statement.
Turkey waiting for sale contract from Qatar for Eurofighter Typhoon jets, defense ministry says
Dozens of IAF jets, refueling aircraft flew 'as far as Iran border' in practice sortie - report
Romanian F-16 fighter jets shoot down two drones over Romanian territorial waters
US reviewing F-35 fighter jets sale to Turkey as Trump pushes $700 million jet engine deal
Vice President JD Vance said that the US could sell Turkey F-35 fighter jets, but further review is necessary to ensure compliance with US law.
F-15 pilot saw Iran's 'jellyfish' drone formation when jet was shot down during Epic Fury - report
A US F-15 pilot who was shot down over Iran in April described observing a coordinated formation of Iranian drones resembling a “jellyfish,” according to multiple sources cited in a CNN report.
As US F-35 stealth fighters are struggling, do Israel's remain combat-ready?
Multiple Israeli sources said that the Jewish state's F-35s have remained more combat-ready than the report detailed for American F-35s, though none were willing to provide specific numbers.
Russian strategic bomber plane crashes in Siberia, Moscow's defense ministry says
The ministry was cited as saying that the crew had managed to eject and had survived the incident.
Israeli-made 'Kfir' aircraft will fly until 2030, following new deal between Sri Lanka, IAI
Sri Lanka is upgrading the five Kfir jets that it has under a $50 million deal with IAI. The planes received an advanced cockpit, a new mission computer, and additional avionics improvements.
US to drastically cut aircraft and warships assigned to NATO in Europe, officials say
The decision would limit NATO's ability to launch long-range strikes and conduct surveillance, the report said.
Israeli Arkia passenger flight loses contact over Hungary, NATO scrambles fighter jets
The Israeli aircraft was safely escorted through Hungarian airspace by the NATO jets before continuing toward Austria.
Germany and France drop joint fighter jet project
As well as disputes over control of the next phase of development and access to intellectual property, the two sides had widely differing requirements for the aircraft.
French fighter jet shoots down Russian drone over NATO territory as security incidents escalate
The Latvian army, without saying who had launched the drone, said it had entered from Russia "as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare."
Russia jams signal of RAF jet carrying UK's Defense Minister Healey after trip to Estonia - report
One of the pilots described the matter to the Times as a rare incident that he hadn’t experienced “in a long time.”
