Still, Canada currently has 16 F-35s firmly funded, with long-lead parts paid for an additional 14, totaling 30 aircraft for ...

The F-35 Lightning II is often called a “flying computer” for good reason—the stealth fighter’s most lethal capabilities come ...

An Air Force test pilot was sent to the hospital in serious condition Tuesday afternoon after the F-35B Lightning II they were flying crashed near Albuquerque, New Mexico, service officials and the ...

Contract delays and software problems with the F-35 are costing Lockheed Martin hundreds of millions of dollars, and the company is trying to get the program back on track and start recouping its ...

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team performs a practice aerial demonstration prior to the Warriors Over the Wasatch Air Show at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on ...

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AURORA, Colo.—Lockheed Martin is aiming to release new software to U.S. F-35 jets this summer, a “step” towards the full, combat-ready version of the TR-3 upgrade, according to a company executive.

Israel has approved the acquisition of a fourth F-35 squadron and a second F-15IA squadron as part of a $119 billion, ...

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You might think that, given the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office’s singular responsibility of ensuring the U.S. military’s F-35 fleet is ready to fight tonight, the service members working for ...