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Last Updated: Saturday, July 19, 2025, 1:29 PM PDT
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Aviation Week
• Tony Osborne
By Aviation Week: Belgium will acquire an 11 additional Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, boosting its planned fleet for 45 aircraft.
Breaking Defense
• Andrew White
By Breaking Defense: Michael Williamson, president of Lockheed Martin International, said non-operators of the F-35 have inquired about building "facilities and repair parts so another F-35 can land at their air bases, be repaired, and fly out.”.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Thales and partner Schiebel are working to arm their Peregrine rotary-wing uncrewed air system (UAS) with the former's Martlet air-to-surface missiles, as they plot further capability enhancements for their Royal Navy (RN) customer.
FlightGlobal
• Dominic Perry
By FlightGlobal: Commercial aerial refuelling provider Metrea is continuing to build up its fleet of Boeing KC-135 tankers as it also readies for the start of a new contract with the Indian air force later this year.
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
By Breaking Defense: “Space is a warfighting domain and cyber is a critical area to focus on to ensure space security. I think we all know cyber attacks are becoming more frequent.
Breaking Defense
• Özgür Ekşi
By Breaking Defense: In a response to an op-ed previously published on Breaking Defense, Barın Kayaoğlu and Özgür Ekşi argue that Turkey can and should be trusted with F-35s.
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
By Breaking Defense: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Greg Masiello will now head the massive F-35 enterprise as outgoing program chief Air Force Lt. Gen. Mike Schmidt retires. .
Bloomberg
• Christopher Jungstedt
Breaking Defense
• Carley Welch
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
Reuters
• Aishwarya Jain
