SINGAPORE—Lockheed Martin has completely cleared the backlog of F-35s that had been parked at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas, following a year-long freeze of deliveries put in place by the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO).

Canada was long expected to buy the F-35 Lightning II to replace its aging CF-18 fighters—but political tensions with America, and a surprising offer from Sweden, have upended these assumptions.

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The Lockheed Martin event in Texas comes as the future of the CF-18 replacement program is under review because of the ongoing trade and political disputes between Canada and the United States, and as the first F-35 is set to be delivered within months.

With costs continuing to evolve as production and upgrades progress, the key question now is: what is the latest position on F-35 cost increases, and how stable are current projections going forward?

Ebbing Air National Guard base welcomed a new country to its facility in Fort Smith on Tuesday morning, as it expands its F-35 training facility.

Ministers deny any US kill switch on UK F-35s, but the jets remain tightly bound to American software, data and sustainment systems that ultimately shape how freely they can be used over time.

While the F-35's per unit cost is similar to other modern fighters, its lifecycle expense is higher, although it offers unparalleled capabilities.