February 10, 2017
The USAF has reported that in its first appearance at a Red Flag exercise, the F-35A and allied aircraft scored 15 simulated kills against opposing aircraft, for every F-35A that was lost. Critics of the F-35 have already pointed out, however, that the kill-to-loss ratio is really a measure of how many opposing aircraft were shot down by other allied aircraft, including the F-22 Raptor which also took part in the exercise, compared to how many F-35s were lost in the simulated engagements.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a25078/f-35-red-flag-war-games/
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/7488/lets-talk-about-those-f-35-kill-ratio-reports-from-red-flag
Royal Australian Air Force pilots are expected to appear at this year's Avalon Air Show flying the F-35A for the first time. The two Australian F-35s are currently stationed at Luke Air Force Base, where four Australian pilots are undergoing training.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-07/joint-strike-fighter-f35-to-visit-australia-avalon-air-show/8248194
Russia is currently expected to receive its first serial production copies of the PAK-FA stealth fighter in 2018.
http://thediplomat.com/2017/02/will-russias-air-force-receive-a-5th-generation-fighter-jet-in-2018/
Progress towards concept development of South Korea's proposed indigenous KF-X stealth fighter is reportedly being delayed by the lack of export licenses for technology transfer from the United States - which KAI was relying on for the supply of four key items: the active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, infrared search and track (IRST) systems, an electronic optics targeting pod (EOTGP), and the radio frequency (RF) jammer.
http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/english/news/industry/17242-fighter-jet-project-delayed-s-korea-awaits-us-license-develop-next-fighter-jet
Russian officials are attempting to repackage their proposals to sell the MiG-35 fighter to India, after failing to find a customer for the MiG-29 derivative.
http://www.india.com/news/india/russia-redevelops-mig-35-offers-the-fighter-to-iaf-once-again-1817613/
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