The multinational F-35 program last week conducted its second weapons drop and gained two fully installed full-mission simulators. On Oct. 17, a conventional-takeoff-and-landing F-35, AF-1, performed ...

How hackable is a 5th-Gen fighter?

The supersonic aircraft is widely recognized as a top fifth-generation fighter jet, but the program has faced criticisms.

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 ...

At the end of September, the US Government’s F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) finalized a $25 billion deal for up to 296 more fighter jets. The sum of money for lots 18 and 19 is staggering, yet the ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-engine, stealth multirole fighters designed to excel in air-to-air, air-to-ground, and electronic warfare missions. The F-35 incorporates ...

Booz Allen awarded the subcontract under a task order the company received through the U.S. Navy‘s Seaport-e contract vehicle, ACT I said Friday. ACT I CEO Michael Niggel said the company is pleased ...

To rid itself of the S-400 air defense systems obstructing its purchase of the F-35, Turkey has a number of options—but all of them would be politically or financially costly. Reports are circulating ...

Lockheed Martin reported producing a record-breaking number of F-35s in 2025, and expanding its orders abroad—even as some nations have scaled back or withdrawn from the program. Aerospace giant ...

The U.K.'s F-35 fighter jet program costs will be "significantly higher" than the British government has publicly acknowledged, the country's public spending watchdog has said. Over the life span of ...