While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, ...

A DoD Inspector General’s report revealed the contractor was paid $1.7 billion without adjustment, despite finding the ...

Lockheed Martin delivered a record 191 F-35s in 2025 as more allies join the program, even as sustainment costs and fleet ...

Two recent Pentagon reports illustrate the myriad deficiencies of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program—but the company has never ...

The F-15EX was supposed to be the safe, unglamorous choice next to the stealthy F-35 and F-22, a bridge for aging squadrons ...

Defensive lasers, new weapons and power and cooling upgrades are among the new capabilities planned for the next standard of the F-35. Credit: Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air Force A busy agenda awaits ...

The F-35 Lightning II celebrated a historic milestone as the worldwide fleet has officially reached one million flight hours logged by 16 services with more than 1,100 aircraft. The F-35 Lightning II ...

The F-35 program is delaying some of its planned Block 4 upgrades as it focuses on delivering capabilities as early as 2031. (A1C Eli Rose/Air Force) The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling ...

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In pursuit of a multirole mission, the F-35’s designers accepted trade-offs that reduced its stealth performance in exchange for significant improvements elsewhere. The US military has two stealth ...

The U.S. has long been recognized for its technological edge in developing battlefield weaponry. The design work for such platforms occurs years before a system ever sees the light of day and, even ...

The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II are usually separated by mission, geography, and even service culture, so when they ...