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 ...

Few defense projects have attracted as much attention and controversy as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. It was conceived as the backbone of modern Western airpower, but it has become one of ...

When the Pentagon next updates the cost information on its major weapon systems, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program will show a roughly 4 percent unit cost increase. The cost growth, to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The F-35 program is delaying some of its planned Block 4 upgrades as it focuses on delivering capabilities as early as 2031. (A1C ...

A government watchdog agency has “significant concern” about the affordability of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, at more than $390 billion the most costly weapons program in the Pentagon’s history, ...

Once the TR-3 upgrade package is implemented, the F-35 will pose an even greater threat to adversaries. Though the US Air Force and Navy’s upcoming Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) and F/A-XX ...

The maker of F-35 jets is getting paid for on-time delivery, even though it’s delivering the aircraft late and without the required upgrades, a government watchdog ...