A United States Central Command (CENTCOM) official has confirmed that a US F-35 Lightning II stealth warplane made an emergency landing at an American air base in the Middle East following an in-flight incident reportedly linked to suspected Iranian fire. Read More: US navy’s $100M F–35 fighter jet crashes in California Captain Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for CENTCOM, […]
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US jets intercept Russian fighter jets in Alaskan air defense zone
ALASKA: American planes were scrambled Thursday, February 20, 2026, to intercept Russian fighter jets operating in the Alaskan Air Defence Identification Zone, the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) said in a statement. The mission was aimed at “intercept and positively identify the Russian jets,” NORAD added. Read More: India, France to co-produce Rafale jets The […]
US weighs Saudi request to buy 48 F-35 fighter jets
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering a Saudi Arabian request to buy 48 F-35 fighter jets, a move that could mark a major policy shift and significantly alter the Middle East’s military balance, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The potential deal — worth several billion dollars — has reportedly cleared a key […]
Lockheed Martin says F-35 cost cuts a year ahead of plan
Lockheed Martin is a year ahead of schedule with its plan to cut the cost of its F-35 A fighter jet variant to $80 million by 2020, the US company said on Thursday. “We have beaten the goal by a full year,” Lockheed Martin campaign manager Mark Pranke told a news conference in Helsinki, where […]
US will not accept more Turkish F-35 pilots over Russia defences
The United States has decided to stop accepting any additional Turkish pilots who planned to come to the United States to train on F-35 fighter jets, US officials say, in a clear sign of the escalating dispute over Ankara’s plans to purchase Russian air defences. The two NATO allies have sparred publicly for months over […]