Key Points and Summary - The F-35 Lightning II is often praised as a stealthy, sensor-fused “flying computer,” but its track record reveals five serious weaknesses. -The program’s lifetime cost has ...

The beleaguered F-35 program has yet another problem on its hands. Actually, make that 719 problems. A recent report from the Pentagon’s internal watchdog reveals that the next gen fighter jet is ...

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

The F-35 reportedly posted a 20:1 destroy ratio at Red Flag 2017, yet the exercise still revealed one of the clearest limits in modern air combat: stealth and sensors do not erase the problem of mass.

The F-35 was not built to win dogfights, but to operate smoothly at long ranges and over long periods of time. The F-35 is often compared to the F-16 or the F-22, nimble aircraft with world-class ...

Europe's efforts to develop a next-gen fighter independently of the United States may be at risk of falling apart, as tensions continue unabated.