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Swiss govt announces bid for 36 F-35A fighter jets and Patriot missiles from US despite political pushback at home

Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021By Editor

The Swiss government has said it wants to buy 36 F-35A fighter jets from American manufacturer Lockheed Martin, a decision critics have said is too expensive for Switzerland and makes it overly reliant on the US. … Read More >Swiss govt announces bid for 36 F-35A fighter jets and Patriot missiles from US despite political pushback at home

Russia

The Su-57 Fighter’s Two Hypersonic Missiles That Could Ruin American F-35 Operations

Posted on June 29, 2021June 29, 2021By Editor

Entering serial production in June 2019, and subsequently being inducted into the Russian Air Force in December 2020, the Su-57 next generation heavyweight fighter represents product of a highly ambitious program to develop the first entirely new Russian fighter airframe since the Soviet collapse. … Read More >The Su-57 Fighter’s Two Hypersonic Missiles That Could Ruin American F-35 Operations

USA

What about student loans, water or the homeless? Outrage follows report $1.7 trillion F-35 program is now considered a failure

Posted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021By Editor

A tacit admission by the US Air Force that the F-35 has failed its main mission has triggered an outpouring of outrage from Americans who think the stealth fighter’s gargantuan budget could have been better spent on other things. … Read More >What about student loans, water or the homeless? Outrage follows report $1.7 trillion F-35 program is now considered a failure

Middle East

US freeze on F-35s sale to Abu Dhabi won’t hurt normalization between Israel & UAE – PM Netanyahu

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021By Editor

The suspension by US President Joe Biden on selling F-35 fighter jets to the UAE won’t derail normalization between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi, as the process has gone too far already, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted. … Read More >US freeze on F-35s sale to Abu Dhabi won’t hurt normalization between Israel & UAE – PM Netanyahu

USA

US freezes sales of missiles to Saudi Arabia and F-35s to UAE as it reviews Trump-era arms deals

Posted on January 28, 2021January 28, 2021By Editor

The US has temporarily frozen some pending arms sales to allied states while the Biden administration reviews weapons deals agreed under President Donald Trump, according to officials at the State Department. … Read More >US freezes sales of missiles to Saudi Arabia and F-35s to UAE as it reviews Trump-era arms deals

Middle East

UAE Signed Deal to Buy US F-35s Just One Hour Before Biden Was Sworn In as POTUS – Report

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021By Editor

US President Joe Biden has pledged to end US support for the war in Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition that includes the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose Western-bought weapons have been spotted in the hands of Yemeni militias, including Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). … Read More >UAE Signed Deal to Buy US F-35s Just One Hour Before Biden Was Sworn In as POTUS – Report

World

Erdogan hopes Biden will bring resolution on S-400 spat and says Turkey wants the F-35 fighter jets it paid for

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021By Editor

President Erdogan said he hopes the Biden administration will move to resolve tensions between Ankara and Washington over the purchase of a Russian missile system. The US halted delivery of F-35s to Turkey in response to the deal. … Read More >Erdogan hopes Biden will bring resolution on S-400 spat and says Turkey wants the F-35 fighter jets it paid for

UK signs £550 million weapons contract to ‘provide unrivalled lethality’ for F-35s

Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021By Editor

The UK’s defence minister has announced the government’s signing of a new £550 million contract for surface-attack missiles that will “provide unrivalled lethality” for the country’s F-35B Lightning jets. … Read More >UK signs £550 million weapons contract to ‘provide unrivalled lethality’ for F-35s

USA

5 Reasons Why Our F-35s Are Too Dangerous to Fly

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

The F-35 has been around as long as global warming. The aircraft had its origin in the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program started by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy in 1993. The word “Strike” in the designation of this program indicates that it was oriented toward developing a light bomber. … Read More >5 Reasons Why Our F-35s Are Too Dangerous to Fly

Middle East

Israeli Defence Minister Says Tel Aviv Needs One More F-35 Squadron

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021By Editor

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz told Ynet news portal that Tel Aviv needs to buy one more squadron of US stealth F-35 fighter jets. … Read More >Israeli Defence Minister Says Tel Aviv Needs One More F-35 Squadron

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