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Since the F-35A is set to replace the current legacy jets in most NATO states that would take part in nuclear sharing, progress on the B61-12 front may coincide with NATO’s nuclear sharing arrangement down the line. 

South Koreas defense authorities on Monday chose Brazilian company Embraers C-390 for the Air Forces new large transport aircraft over contenders from aerospace heavyweights Lockheed Martin and Airbus.

The F-35 Lightning II is the most technologically advanced and capable tactical fighter in the skies today.

There are many reasons why the Service should be buying more F-35s, but for the sake of time, let’s narrow the list to the six most pressing.

Manned and unmanned military aircraft landing on highways not part of a service’s base and station infrastructure is nothing new. Indeed, during the Cold War, Norway was one NATO nation that perfected their jet fighters’ ability to disperse and safely operate where they were not vulnerable. More recently, this May, during US Air Force Special Operations Command’s Exercise Agile Chariot, one MC-130J, an MQ-9 Reaper and two A-10s were the fixed-wing aircraft that completed successful highway...

A U.S. strategic bomber B-52 landed in South Korea for the first time Tuesday, after it staged a commemorative flight over a biennial defense trade show in the country and joint air drills with South Korean stealth fighter jets.

The deployment involved planning and executing air combat exercise missions, including offensive and defensive counter-air missions, basic fighter manoeuvres, and air-to-air refuelling with a Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircrat.

The Royal Australian Air Force and Japanese Air Self Defence Force recently trained together at Exercise Bushido Guardian in Japan. This was the first time RAAF F-35A Lightning IIs travelled to Japan as part of the biennial exercise and is the first implementation of a Reciprocal Access Agreement between Japan and Australia last month. 

The debris from the F-35 fighter jet that disappeared on Sunday was found two hours North of Charleston.

South Korea is looking for more F-35A fighters to bolster its fleet, as development of the KF-21 Boramae continues apace.