The F-15EX was supposed to be the safe, unglamorous choice next to the stealthy F-35 and F-22, a bridge for aging squadrons ...

The principal takeaway here is that the F-15 Eagle is objectively faster, but that the F-35 Lightning II is the smarter ...

Two recent Pentagon reports illustrate the myriad deficiencies of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program—but the company has never ...

The F-35A often flies a more balanced flight profile, which is more fuel-conservative and gives it a greater range in practice. Now, of course, that comes with the caveat that it depends exactly on ...

According to report, Pentagon paid Lockheed Martin $1.7 billion without any economic adjustment, although jets 'did not meet ...

The F-35 program closes 2025 under the shadow of a new report from the Pentagon‘s Inspector General: millions in payments ...

F-35 fighter jets were available to ​fly only about half the ‌time in 2024 due to maintenance shortcomings ‌by Lockheed ...

Defensive lasers, new weapons and power and cooling upgrades are among the new capabilities planned for the next standard of the F-35. Credit: Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air Force A busy agenda awaits ...

The report, issued by the Defense Department’s Office of the Inspector General on December 19, found that the Pentagon did ...

The US fleet of F-35s, the most sophisticated stealth fighter jet in the world, was only available to fly half of the time ...

In pursuit of a multirole mission, the F-35’s designers accepted trade-offs that reduced its stealth performance in exchange for significant improvements elsewhere. The US military has two stealth ...

The F-35 Lightning II celebrated a historic milestone as the worldwide fleet has officially reached one million flight hours logged by 16 services with more than 1,100 aircraft. The F-35 Lightning II ...