700 F-35 jets have now been built
F-35s are operating from 21 bases around the globe. More than 1,460 pilots and 11,025 maintainers have been trained and the F-35 fleet has surpassed 430,000 cumulative flight hours.
SkyGuardian drone conducting trials over Scotland
An MQ-9B SkyGuardian is over Scotland and is being flown to demonstrate its "capability in a maritime environment".
New P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft arrives in Scotland
Six of nine P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft have now been delivered to the Royal Air Force.
RAF Typhoon declares emergency over Scotland
A Typhoon jet has declared an emergency over the north of Scotland.
Rolls-Royce win $2.6bn contract to re-engine B-52 bombers
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Rolls-Royce a $2.6 billion contract to replace the engines on its B-52H Stratofortress bomber fleet.
Lockheed offer modified A330 MRTT for U.S. tanker project
The Lockheed Martin 'LMXT Strategic Tanker' is a modified version of the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport, an aircraft known in British service as 'Voyager'.
Protector drones could augment Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft
British MQ-9B drones, known as 'Protector', could be used augment the UK's fleet of P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
A400M transport not certified to transport F-35 engines
The container designed to carry engines for F-35 jets, for example to replace an engine on a deployed F-35, is certified for carriage in the C-17 and C-130J but not the A400M.
Typhoon jets bomb terrorist positions in Iraq
Typhoon jets went into combat earlier this month to assist Iraqi ground forces under fire from Islamic State.
Rolls-Royce all-electric aircraft takes to the skies
The 'Spirit of Innovation' took off from the Ministry of Defence's Boscombe Down site, which is managed by QinetiQ, and flew for approximately 15 minutes.
