F-35 fighter jets take off and land aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7), the flagship for the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group/31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Sailors and Marines are operating in the Arabian Sea.

F-15 and F-35 fighter squadrons secured combat certification after executing live-fire missile strikes alongside @RoyalAirForce aircraft during Combat Archer UK '26. See how we validate our air-to-air lethal edge:

Poland has received another five F-35 jets from the USA, bringing the total number up to 8. Another 6 are expected before the end of the year, followed by 12 in 2027 and another 6 in 2028 and 2029, bringing the total to 32. A few days ago, Poland appeared on a U.S. list of potential Foreign Military Sales customers for the Boeing F-15EX but Poland’s Defense Minister @KosiniakKamysz has said that Poland plans to buy another 32 F-35s instead, bringing the total number up to 64. The Nordic and Central Eastern European countries located near Russia are acquiring F-35s in large numbers, preparing for joint air operations against Russia if the Russians would ever attack NATO. In total, these countries are expected to have 279 F-35s once all deliveries have been made: 🇫🇮 Finland - 64 🇵🇱 Poland - 64 🇳🇴 Norway - 52 🇩🇰 Denmark - 43 🇷🇴 Romania - 32 🇨🇿 Czechia - 24

New: Türkiye's efforts to buy F-35s from the US are "at a standstill," we're told, as people familiar with the talks describe its efforts to offload its S-400 to UAE as stalled. With @LMorganbesser and @ShelbyTalcott:

US Having a NIGHTMARE With 7 F-35s lost in a SINGLE WEEK. 3 BOMBARDED on the Apron, along with another 3 damaged by fragments in Jordan. Even after that, Yesterday, a F-35B fell off the sky in San Diego. Ouch.

Emergency crews responded to an apparent F-35 aircraft mishap at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego on Friday morning. Officials have not released details on the incident, and it remains unclear whether there were any injuries.