Lockheed Martin’s approval, or “no technical objection,” paves the way for F-35 fuel tanks to be filled with up to 50% synthetic aviation turbine fuels, the company announced today. SATFs could be ...

Norway and Lockheed Martin, in January 15 statements, announced that the Norwegian Air Force is the first F-35 user to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). In a native Norwegian statement that Google ...

An F-16 from the 96th Test Wing dropped a fuel tank on a Florida neighborhood Jan 7 near Eglin AFB. It’s unknown right now whether it fell off, or was jettisoned, but it was pure luck that nobody on ...

Two F-35 stealth fighter jets from the US military were forced to perform an emergency landing at Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) in Japan’s Ehime Prefecture on February 5, 2025. Local news outlet Ehime News ...

The test sets an important precedent for future air-to-ground strike capabilities.

Lockheed notes that it recently approved the F-35 to fly with a mix of up to 50% SAF, “depending on the type of raw materials and production pathway, combined with conventional jet fuel”.

Norway’s air force has flown a Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fueled with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as part a of national effort to reduce carbon emissions and strengthen ...

Lockheed Martin also points out that diversifying fuel types available to the F-35 “reduces dependence on traditional supply chains”, which effectively gives the type more freedom to operate ...

(Reuters) -An F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday, but the pilot was safe after bailing out, base officials said. The pilot ...

As of late 2024, the U.S. F-35As do not have external or conformal fuel tanks, though it has a significant internal supply. Taking this into account, it would take an F-35A 37 hours and 44 minutes ...

(Image credit: Author) Of the 62 aircraft, the last 20 jets (serials 661 through 680) are F-16D+s, compatible with CFTs (Conformal Fuel Tanks). The aircraft seen on Jan. 20 with the Python-5s was ...