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An Israeli pilot in a U.S. built F-35 stealth fighter took out a manned Russian-made Iranian fighter jet over Tehran early Wednesday, reportedly a historic “world first” during Operation Epic Fury.

IIsrael is pressing the Trump administration to condition any sale of advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia on Riyadh agreeing to normalize relations with Jerusalem and join the Abraham Accords.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday in Japan the delivery of the first batch of missiles for the East Asian country’s F-35 fighter jets was ahead of schedule.

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine “if he wants to.” Erdogan was sitting next to Trump when he said it.

President Donald Trump is set to host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for a state visit at the White House next Thursday.

Estonia decried “unprecedented and brazen intrusion” after a flight of three Russian fighters entered the airspace of the NATO member state.

Sen. Tom Cotton is flagging the FBI on what he describes as the “dangerous” and “almost certainly illegal” activities of the controversial Palestinian Youth Movement.

The delivery of F-35 fighter jets from the United States to Turkey will remain on “hold” by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID), despite Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent claim that he made progress on getting the planes in a meeting with President Donald Trump at the NATO summit last month.

A senior Israeli official told Breitbart News on Wednesday that it was necessary for Congress to block sales of the F-35 Lightning to Turkey to prevent aggression toward Israel.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is hopeful that his decade-long quest to obtain the F-35 joint strike fighter might finally succeed after an upbeat meeting with President Donald Trump at the NATO summit last week – but Trump does not seem to be in any hurry to give Erdogan his long-sought prize.

British high court ruled against case intended to prevent the country exporting F-35 parts which could have ended up in the hands of the IDF.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that his country’s chances of buying advanced F-35 fighter jets from the United States are looking up after his meeting with President Donald Trump at the NATO summit this week.

Three South Korean companies, acting with the support of their government, have presented Canada with an unsolicited $20 billion plan to upgrade its submarines, artillery, and armored vehicles.

President Trump said after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday that India will increase its purchases of American oil and military hardware, culminating in India’s purchase of the advanced F-35 fighter jet.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is introducing a bill on Thursday that would hold defense contractors and the Department of Defense accountable for the myriad failures of the F-35 strike fighter jet — the most expensive weapons program in history that has been plagued with problems and cost overruns since its inception, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.

The government of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on Tuesday relaxed Japan’s export controls on defense equipment.

A court ordered the Dutch government to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, citing a risk of violating international law.

Supercarrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower will need to return to U.S. and the UK is ready to replace her with a British carrier, minister says.

The Czech Republic´s government signed an agreement with the United States on Monday to acquire 24 U.S. F-35 fighter jets.

The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara ratified Sweden’s membership in NATO.

A court will rule Friday on whether to force the Dutch government to stop supplying parts for F-35 fighter jets being used by Israel.

The defense ministers of Japan, Britain and Italy signed an agreement to establish a joint organization to develop a new advanced fighter.

Groups have filed a legal challenge with Britain´s High Court calling for the U.K. to stop granting licenses for weapons exports to Israel.

Military officials located a debris field in South Carolina one day after a Marine F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jet went missing.

Marine Corps Commandant Eric Smith on Monday issued a two-day aviation stand-down for all Marine aviation units inside and outside the United States after an F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jet went missing the day before.

A Marine F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jet has gone missing near South Carolina, according to a post by Joint Base Charleston on Sunday.

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday approved a $5 billion sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets to South Korea.

Four F-35 fighter jets landed Thursday at an airbase in Denmark to replace aging fleet of F-16s, some of which have been promised to Ukraine.

The United States and Turkey held their largest joint military exercise in seven years last week, including Turkish F-16 fighters flying alongside American F-18s and a port call by the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.

Israel’s testing and use of the new American-made jet fighter platform, the F-35, helped uncover and solve several glitches that otherwise would have been an obstacle to the deployment and sale of the system.

Israel will purchase a third squadron of 25 F-35 Lightning II aircraft from U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced Sunday.

Russia vowed to destroy all jets donated after Poland and Slovakia, backed by equipment and finance from the U.S. announced deliveries. 

The United States showed off its F-35 fighter, B-1B bomber, and other advanced warplanes at an air show in Bengaluru this week to tempt India away from its long-standing, and increasingly awkward, reliance on Russian military hardware.

A pair of F-35s stationed in northern Europe were dispatched to intercept a trio of Russian warplanes, including two jet fighters.

Moscow has slammed suggestions that the West should send fighter jets to Ukraine, labelling the idea that such a transfer of weapons might not escalate tensions “absurd”.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that he will not rule out sending fighter jets to Ukraine, reports have claimed.