Every F-35 delivered to the U.S. military last year by Lockheed Martin was behind schedule by an average of seven months, a government watchdog found, but contractors kept millions in “incentive fees” ...

The F-35 program is delaying some of its planned Block 4 upgrades as it focuses on delivering capabilities as early as 2031. (A1C Eli Rose/Air Force) The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling ...

In 2024, every single one of the 110 fighters delivered by Lockheed was delivered late. The F-35 Lightning II’s latest modernization package is now delayed by at least two years. According to a report ...

In a simulated dogfight during the Atlantic Trident 25 exercises, a French Rafale fighter jet achieved a simulated "kill" against an F-35. The engagement, captured on video by the French Air and Space ...

The F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter faced worsening delivery delays in 2023 and 2024. A new GAO report said that the average delivery delay in 2024 was 238 late days. The F-35 has struggled with ...

Dutch F-35s were called into action when Russian drones crossed into Polish airspace on Wednesday. The stealth fighters were only a few days into a new deployment to protect NATO's front line. Western ...

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 ...

The airbase in Sicily will become the first location outside the U.S. for international F-35 pilot training, as Italy further consolidates its position as a global leader in advanced training. On Sept ...

LONDON—The UK defense ministry is exploring interim alternative standoff weapons for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as it faces lengthy delays in the integration of the MBDA-developed ...

The Royal Air Force is buying 12 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The British military is expanding its nuclear strike capabilities by purchasing F-35 ...

A batch of orders for the Fort Worth-assembled F-35 Lightning II fighter jet will take five years longer to fulfill as costs escalate $6 billion over original estimates, according to a new U.S.