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 ...

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

Key Points and Summary - The F-35 has endured schedule slips, software headaches, and endless debate. -Yet air forces keep buying it for the same five reasons: it sees more, shares more, survives more ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

F-35 stealth fighter — including its cloud-based logistics and mission systems — could theoretically be “jailbroken” to ...

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 ...