Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet

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...
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

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...