Combat Aviator on MSN

F-35 Production Surges: Lockheed Martin Delivers Record Figh

The F-35 Lightning II has fundamentally transformed modern air warfare, combining stealth technology with unparalleled ...
Marine Corps Times on MSN

F-35 program chief warns fleet has outgrown its support system amid record-low readiness

The hearing comes on the heels of a Government Accountability Office report this month that found just one in four F-35s were ...
Forbes

Nearly 300 More F-35 Lightning IIs To Arrive With Lots 18 And 19

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 1,200 F-35 ...
Defense News

Lockheed Martin expects F-35 tech upgrades to last through 2032

Airman 1st Class James Meredith applies precision tape on an F-35A Lightning II at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, March 20, 2025. (SrA Seleena Muhammad-Ali/Air Force) LONDON — After encountering ...
Defense News

Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors

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 ...
Business Insider

Why Lockheed Martin's $2 trillion F-35 program is so expensive

Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth fighter is one of the most advanced aircraft ever built — and the most expensive, given how many the US military plans to buy. By its scale and state-of-the-art ...
The New York Times

U.S. Officials Raise Concerns About Saudi Arabia’s Bid for F-35 Jets

A Pentagon intelligence report says China could try to acquire advanced F-35 technology in Saudi Arabia if the Trump administration sells jets to the kingdom. By Edward Wong and Eric Schmitt Reporting ...
The Aviationist

F-35 Tested with AI-Enhanced Combat Identification Capability

The F-35 has been tested with a new artificial intelligence-enhanced Combat Identification capability to help pilots quickly identify unknown emitters detected by its sensors. Lockheed Martin has ...
SlashGear

6 Of The Biggest F-35 Flaws That Need Fixing

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 ...
Military.com

Israel’s F-35 Veto: How Tel Aviv’s Opposition Could Block a US Sale to Türkiye

With nine countries involved in its development (United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Turkey, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Australia), the F-35 represents a new model of international ...
Newsweek

World Map Shows Where US Has Sold F-35 Fighter Jets

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Donald Trump has announced he will greenlight the sale of ...