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 ...

A batch of orders for the Fort Worth-assembled F-35 Lightning II fighter jet will take five years longer to fulfill as costs escalate $6 billion over original estimates, according to a new U.S.

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 ...

A closer look at some of the leading F-35 armadas around the world.

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a record-breaking number of F-35s in 2025, and expanding its orders abroad—even as some nations have scaled back or withdrawn from the program.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

Participation in the global F-35 program has created significant economic value for Canada’s aerospace and defence sector.