The DoD signed a September 2026 framework agreement with Lockheed Martin to expand AIM-260 JATM production, positioning it to replace the AMRAAM as America's primary beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.
TowerThe U.S. State Department approved a possible $24.3 billion Foreign Military Sale of 48 F-35A Lightning IIs to Saudi Arabia, advancing the most significant Middle East air power shift in a generation.
TowerAustralia's fighter pilots are leaving the RAAF for airline jobs, exposing a global military retention crisis no defense budget can solve.
TowerThe U.S. and NATO allies are discussing expanding American nuclear weapons into Poland and the Baltic states, centered on F-35A aircraft.
TowerFrom Bayraktar drones to upgraded F-16s, these are the military aircraft reshaping modern battlefields in 2026.
TowerThe Pentagon's testing office declared the F-35's Technology Refresh Three upgrade predominantly unusable, raising questions about the program's future.
TowerNATO countries are undertaking the largest fighter fleet replacement since the Cold War, driven by aging airframes and lessons from Ukraine.
TowerThe F-35's Automated Departure Resistance System makes the jet essentially spin-proof, and the technology is trickling down to general aviation.
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