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⚡ C100 quadcopter’s laser targeting helps F-35A hit every mark with GBU-12 smart bombs

In late July 2025, a unique test brought together two very different machines on the battlefield—a lightweight quadcopter and one of the world’s most advanced fighter jets. The quadcopter in question, ...
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48 brand new F-35A fighters will now be based in China’s backyard

Summary and Key Points: Forty-eight new F-35A Lightning II fighters slated for Japan would deepen U.S. fifth-generation airpower on China’s doorstep and tighten the allied web stretching from Japan ...
The Aviationist

Finland’s First F-35A Lightning II Rolls Out of the Assembly Line

Finland had signed on for 64 examples of the F-35A after it beat out an open competition with Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the Saab Gripen. The aircraft will replace the 64 F/A-18C/D Hornets ...
The National Interest

A German Factory Is Now Building Its First F-35A Fighter Jet

Ironically, as soon as the F-35A is completed and enters service, it will be returned to the United States for pilot training. Construction has continued on NATO member Germany’s first Lockheed Martin ...