The F-35 was not built to win dogfights, but to operate smoothly at long ranges and over long periods of time.

Record deliveries made 2025 a landmark year for the F-35, but low capability rates still challenge the world’s most advanced ...

PARIS—Lockheed Martin says it has completed work on a long-delayed upgrade for the F-35, known at Technology Refresh 3, but the company is still awaiting formal approval from the government. “What we ...

An F-35 Lightning II fighter jet that went down at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks in January crashed after attempts to fix frozen landing gear left the plane uncontrollable, according to an Air ...

The government refused to accept delivery of new F-35s for a year between 2023 and 2024, which led to jets being stockpiled at Lockheed Martin facilities.

Developing a next-generation fighter aircraft is a decades-long endeavor. The evolving nature of technological advancement and real-world needs means that a successful fighter will receive years of ...

Two recent Pentagon reports illustrate the myriad deficiencies of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program—but the company has never faced real consequences for it. America’s defense establishment has many ...

TIME TO DIET Almost all tactical aviation programs reach this point somewhere in their lives, and now the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is running into weight problems. When Lockheed Martin ...