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The F-35 was meant to be the future of air dominance - but it's now the most expensive weapons program in human history. With ...

A government watchdog agency has “significant concern” about the affordability of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, at more than $390 billion the most costly weapons program in the Pentagon’s history, ...

Florida Congressman John Rutherford heralds the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet as vital for national security and a major ...

In 2025, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II program achieved a milestone that once seemed unlikely: a record-breaking year of deliveries. With nearly 200 aircraft handed over to air forces across the ...

F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin has failed to deliver regular upgrades for the aircraft—and its most recent upgrade package was implemented disastrously, according to an internal Pentagon report.

Last September the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin finalized terms for production Lots 18 and 19 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, agreements totaling $24 billion for delivery of up to 296 ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The United States F-35 fighter program recently hit significant milestones in both the number of aircraft delivered and ...

A formation of F-35 Lightning IIs from the 388th Fighter Wing and 419th FW stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, perform aerial maneuvers during as part of a combat power exercise over Utah Test and ...

The Pentagon says F-35s received no new combat upgrades last year, and that attempts to replace old software have stalled. Reading time 2 minutes You know how it goes ...

NAPLES, Italy — An Italian air base in Sicily will host the first F-35 Lightning II pilot training facility outside the U.S., an indication of NATO’s increasing demand for the fifth-generation fighter ...

Fort Worth plays a vital role in building the country’s arsenal of freedom, the nation’s secretary of defense said. Pete Hegseth praised the F-35 Lightning II assembly workers Monday afternoon as he ...