‘Not Like Buying a Washing Machine’: IAF Chief on India’s Possible F-35 Lightning II Acquisition
While the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 offers stealth and sensor fusion, India has concerns over high costs ($80M per unit), complex maintenance, and U.S. operational control. The F-35 requires ...
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F-35 kill switch doesn’t exist: Lockheed alleviates US allies’ anxiety over warfighter
Some recent European media reports suggested the presence of such ‘kill switch’ that Washington could use to weaken another ...
Lockheed Martin: Favorable Valuation
Lockheed Martin’s technological superiority strengthens its market position. See why LMT stock is a great buy, given its ...
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Can India rely on America for F-35 fighter jets?
The F-35’s reliance on US software and support raises sovereignty concerns. Portugal and Canada are reconsidering purchases ...
A European country said it might no longer be comfortable buying F-35s because of Trump
Portugal plans to spend $6 billion on F35s to replace older jets, but its defense minister says Trump's approach to NATO ...
Can the US turn off European weapons? Experts weigh in on 'kill switch' fears
German officials are sounding the alarm over what they say is a "kill switch" embedded in the US-made F-35 fighter jet.
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Incensed By Trump, Portugal Says No to the F-35
We cannot ignore the geopolitical environment in our choices,” Portuguese defense minister Nuno Melo told a local news outlet ...
Is France going to topple US as world’s largest arms exporter? It could happen if Rafale…, America’s decision about F-35….
Rafale Fighter Jet: France has once again emerged as the world’s second-largest exporter of weapons behind the United States.
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The F-35 ‘Kill Switch’: Separating Myth from Reality
With heightened tensions between Europe and the United States over NATO and Ukraine, the myth of an F-35 "kill switch", which ...
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Could America “Kill” Its Allies’ F-35 Fighters?
No, the United States does not possess a “kill switch” that could disable allied F-35 Lightning II fleets. According to the ...