The multinational F-35 program last week conducted its second weapons drop and gained two fully installed full-mission simulators. On Oct. 17, a conventional-takeoff-and-landing F-35, AF-1, performed ...

Lockheed Martin expects to be held to aggressive cost targets for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) despite the Defense Dept.’s decision to budget for development and production based on more ...

The F‑35 program is the DoD’s largest acquisition program with an estimated cost of over $2 trillion to buy, operate and ...

The maker of F-35 jets is getting paid for on-time delivery, even though it’s delivering the aircraft late and without the required upgrades, a government watchdog ...

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

The UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee found that a “pattern of short-term decision-making” had delayed investment in the F-35 fighter jet early on, increasing its later costs. The British ...

Once the TR-3 upgrade package is implemented, the F-35 will pose an even greater threat to adversaries. Though the US Air Force and Navy’s upcoming Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) and F/A-XX ...

The current Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) is being upgraded to enable the production of Block 4 aircraft, but this is taking a ...

James Post, Lockheed Martin’s director of F-35 customer programs, explains that as more allied nations adopt the F-35, the ...

The Pentagon estimates that the life-cycle cost for the F-35 has now surpassed more than $2 trillion, according to a new report.

It has been more than a decade since The Boeing Co. rolled the dice and began development of its last all-new commercial jetliner. The 777 was a big winner. It became the showcase for a new way to ...