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US Opens Door for Turkey’s Return to F-35 Lightning II Program as S-400 Impasse Nears Breakthrough

NATO’s long-fractured air-power architecture appears to be entering a decisive period of realignment, as new indications suggest Washington and Ankara are inching toward resolving one of the most consequential defence disputes of the past decade. Fresh signals from senior US...
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Quantum Leap: China Unveils Breakthrough Photon Detector, Pushing Quantum Radar to Target F-22 and F-35 Stealth Jets

China’s rapid induction of a mass-produced, ultra-low-noise, four-channel single-photon detector marks a transformative moment in the escalating technological contest between next-generation quantum radar systems and the traditional stealth fighters that have defined U.S. and allied airpower dominance for decades. Beijing’s...
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US Navy Awards Pratt & Whitney Up to $1.6 Billion Contract to Sustain F-35’s F135 Engine

The United States Navy has awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract valued at up to $1.6 billion to sustain the F135 propulsion system that powers all variants of the F-35 Lightning II, the world’s largest and most widely deployed fifth-generation...
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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II: How a $2 Trillion Fighter Jet Program Exposed Corruption in America’s “Cleanest” Institutions

Corruption in the military is increasingly emerging as a global concern, with scandals and procurement scams surfacing across continents. From battlefield-dependent Ukraine to the strategic might of China and the United States, and from struggling democracies like Romania to rising...
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F-35 Lightning II: U.S.–Saudi Strategic Defense Pact Reshapes Middle East Dynamics as Riyadh Secures F-35 Deal Under Israel’s QME Shadow

The evolving geopolitical landscape of the Middle East has reached a pivotal inflection point with Washington’s announcement of the United States–Saudi Arabia Strategic Defense Agreement, a sweeping pact that includes approval for Riyadh to acquire the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
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Turkey’s Renewed F-35 Ambitions: Erdogan Courts Trump for Stealth Jet Revival Amid Shifting Global Alignments

Turkey is making a renewed push to rejoin the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation stealth fighter jet program—a program it was expelled from in 2019 following its controversial acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile defense system. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...
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Israel-Iran Conflict Intensifies: Pentagon Accelerates Military Build-Up in Middle East With Deployment of Additional U.S. Air Force Fighters

As tensions between Israel and Iran reach critical levels, the United States is rapidly reinforcing its military posture in the Middle East, deploying a significant number of advanced fighter jets and aerial refueling tankers to the region. These moves are...
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China Unveils Breakthrough Anti-Stealth Radar Systems Targeting U.S. Stealth Fighters

China unveiled more than 100 cutting-edge radar systems at the 11th World Radar Expo in Hefei, spotlighting a new generation of anti-stealth radars designed to detect and potentially neutralize advanced stealth aircraft like the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor and...
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Elon Musk vs. F-35: Elon Musk Targets F-35 Program Again, Predicts Rise of Drone Swarms as Ultimate Air Dominators

Fresh salvos have been fired in the ongoing battle of ideas between tech mogul Elon Musk and defense giant Lockheed Martin, as the future of American air dominance faces a pivotal moment. Musk, long a critic of the F-35 Lightning...
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Saudi Arabia Arms Deal Sidesteps F-35, Exposing Fault Lines in U.S. Middle East Strategy

U.S. President Donald Trump lands in Riyadh this May, he is expected to unveil a colossal arms package valued at approximately US$100 billion—a bold reaffirmation of American support for one of its most important Middle Eastern allies. The deal promises...
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