The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program aimed to replace four different aircraft with a single design, but decades of engineering, innovation, and compromise created three radically different variants ...

Going back more than a decade, it is hard to believe that an aircraft has undergone a dramatic transformation from its early days to what it is today. The big curiosity at the 2014 Airshow China was ...

The F-35 Lightning II is a remarkable 5th-generation stealth fighter and one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. There are three models flown in the United States: The F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C.

After years of cost growth and schedule delays in its hardware and software modernization effort for the F-35 aircraft, known as Block 4, the Department of Defense (DOD) is in the process of ...

Lockheed Martin's F-35 program is estimated to cost more than $2 trillion over its lifetime. Most F-35 costs come from sustainment, with 75% of expenses due to maintenance and repairs. Lawmakers push ...

April 9, 2026: During the March war against Iran, an Israeli American F-35 aircraft shot down a Russian-built Yak-130 Iranian trainer aircraft. This was the first time an F-35 downed an enemy aircraft ...

A closer look at the Air Force's 'spin proof' fifth-generation fighter.