A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report has found that Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney, the primary contractors working on the F-35, made product deliveries 238 days late on average in 2024 — despite the program paying them hundreds of millions in performance incentive fees, which encourage completing tasks on-time. By comparison, the same deliveries were 61 days late on average in 2023. But even then, the contractors’ lateness was chronic, if not absolute. Lockheed Martin...| Responsible Statecraft
B-2 bomber and F-35s stage an impressive flyover watched by hundreds of thousands online as Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage.A U.S. Air Force B-2A Spirit| The Aviationist
In the course of a week, Canada accused Israel of violating international law, announced Ottawa will recognize a Palestinian state, and sent aid to be airlifted to Gaza. But a shocking new report makes clear that the proposed 51st state still arms Israel’s death machine. Canada sent at least 391 shipments containing bullets, military equipment, weapons parts, aircraft components, and communication devices to Israel since late 2023, despite Ottawa’s repeated claims to have ended weapons de...| The Grayzone
The German Armed Forces want to procure combat drones with a range of over 1000 kilometres by 2029. Airbus, Rheinmetall and the start-up Helsing are vying for the billion-euro deal. The German Armed Forces are about to embark on a new armament project: according to the German newspaper ‘Handelsblatt’, the air force wants to procure […]| Matthias Monroy
House and Senate defense bills include earmarks and priority disparities with the Pentagon.| Citizens Against Government Waste
Every July, as we pause to celebrate the birth of our nation, we are reminded that freedom is never guaranteed—it must be defended. In today’s world of growing geopolitical instability, defense demands investment in the tools, technologies, and capabilities that keep our warfighters safe and our adversaries at bay. The F-35 Lightning II is one of those tools—and one of the most powerful.| Texas Politics
Unverified claims have circulated stating Israel was able to take advantage of long-rumored modifications to its F-35 fleet in order to strike Iran| The Aviationist
Defense industry-funded think tanks like the Hudson Institute, apparently.| Responsible Statecraft
Finland mulls joining NATO as Russia attacks Ukraine| The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation