Despite the high cost per aircraft, US allies and partners continue to choose the F-35 Lightning II due to its unparalleled ...

Lockheed Martin will build up to 296 F-35s as part of Lots 18 and 19, with first deliveries in 2026. Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office ...

Lockheed Martin has secured a $12.5 billion contract modification covering 296 F-35 Lightning II fighters across lots 18 and ...

Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon have finalized a $24.3 billion deal for 296 F-35 fighters under Lots 18 and 19, with ...

On average, new F-35s were 238 days late last year, a watchdog found, while the builder collected “hundreds of millions” in ...

If Washington wants to preserve air superiority in an era of ubiquitous sensors and long-range fires, it should stop treating a single platform as a silver bullet.

Four Greek-American members of the U.S. Congress have strongly urged President Donald Trump to keep Türkiye out of the F-35 ...

The U.S. banned Turkey from the F-35 program during Trump’s first term after it acquired the Russian S-400 air defense system ...

In the Middle East—a region in which Turkey fancies itself the dominant power—its purchase of the F-35 will give it a freer ...

Lockheed Martin's CEO said an upgraded F-35 could feature advanced systems that rival the new F-47 stealth fighter at half ...

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 ...

During President Donald Trump’s first term, the United States kicked out Turkey, a NATO ally, from its flagship F-35 fighter ...