Key Points and Summary - The F-35 Lightning II's most remarkable attribute is not its stealth but its revolutionary suite of integrated sensors. -The jet functions as a powerful "informational node," ...

Lockheed Martin hopes to adapt sixth-generation stealth capabilities into the F-35 by changing some of its coatings and tweaking the outer mold line to better hide it from radar and infrared. (Micah ...

Lockheed Martin plans to develop a version of the F-35 that can fly without a pilot, according to the company’s CEO—one of many upgrades the company is pitching for the program after it lost the Air ...

U.S. Navy fighter pilot Jeff “Bangs” Fellows was out of munitions – but not out of the fight. In any other fighter jet, he might have had reason to head back to base and wait to see how the training ...

The Gen III TacIRST distributed infrared threat‑warning system will equip the F-22 Raptor, with an evaluation planned in 2026. Lockheed Martin has announced the first flight of the latest iteration of ...

Each pilot’s HMDS helmet is custom-fitted, with millimeter precision, to ensure that the imagery aligns with the pilot’s pupils. The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II’s most cutting-edge feature is ...