Air Force Moves Boeing F-47 Toward Test Flights Before 2028 Debut
The U.S. Air Force has moved Boeing’s F-47 into detailed engineering, integration and testing, advancing the planned replacement for the…
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Air Force Falls 47 Fighters Below Congress’s Statutory Minimum
The U.S. Air Force reported 1,098 fighters on May 5, 2026 47 fewer than the statutory minimum of 1,145 primary-mission,…
F-35 Variant Prices Rise 8.5% to 11.5%, Reaching $121.4 Million
All three F-35 versions have become more expensive in the latest production lots. The F-35 Joint Program Office estimates average…
Delayed GE Engines Keep Tejas Fighter Deliveries at Zero Despite 30 Airframes
India has made substantial progress assembling its Tejas Mk1A fighter, but aircraft production has moved ahead of the propulsion supply…
Air Force Says Boeing F-47 Is Ahead, Targets 2028 First Flight
The Boeing-built F-47 is ahead of schedule, according to the U.S. Air Force, but the fighter has yet to clear…
F-35 Block 4 Shrinks, Slips to 2031, Adds at Least $6 Billion
The F-35’s next major capability expansion is getting smaller even as it becomes later and more expensive. The reduced Block…
Pentagon Withholds Entire F-35 Oversight Report After 20 Years of Public Scrutiny
The Pentagon has blocked public release of the entire annual review of F-35 production and modernization, ending more than two…
Pentagon Raises F-35 Acquisition Estimate $51 Billion to $536.2 Billion
The Pentagon has raised the estimated cost of acquiring the planned U.S. F-35 fleet and its engines by $51 billion,…
Saab Aims for 30 Gripens a Year as Ukraine Pressures Output
The tension around Saab’s Gripen line is no longer mainly about whether Ukraine wants the jet. It is whether Saab…
Ukraine Says Gripen Training in Sweden Is Ahead of Expectations
Ukraine says its move toward operating Swedish Gripen fighters has accelerated, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stating that pilot training in…
Tempest Gets £4.6 Billion Deal, but Hardest Risks Still Lie Ahead
Britain, Italy and Japan signed a £4.6 billion agreement on July 3 to push their next-generation fighter program, known in…
UK’s Next 27 F-35 Jets Won’t Arrive Until Early 2030s
The UK’s planned next batch of 27 Lockheed Martin F-35s 12 F-35As and 15 F-35Bs is now expected to start…
F-35 Engine Core Upgrade Nears Review as Block 4 Heat Load Rises
The U.S. Air Force expects Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Engine Core Upgrade to enter critical design review in August 2026,…
Ukraine’s 16-Jet Gripen E Order Makes Fleet Integration the Readiness Test
Saab has received a firm order for 16 new-build Gripen E fighters for Ukraine, converting an earlier plan for up…
Canada Joins GCAP Without Funding, but 2035 Fighter Misses CF-18 Deadline
Canada became the Global Combat Air Program’s first observer nation on July 21, 2026, under an agreement announced by the…
Ukraine Orders 16 Rafales, but Financing and Training Gate Readiness
Ukraine announced an order for 16 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft and associated armaments on July 13, 2026, according to a…