Included in the Department of Defense’s enormous proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget is a procurement request for an additional ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is not just a stealthy sensor node with wings attached, but it is also a supersonic fighter built to sprint when the mission demands it. The number most people ...

Iran on Thursday claimed to have become the first nation in the world to strike an US F-35 Lightning 2, one of the most ...

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.

An F-35 fighter jet flying a combat mission over Iran made an emergency landing at a U.S. airbase in the Middle East, the Pentagon said, due to what sources told CNN they suspect was Iranian fire. A ...

Finland will have to retrofit its 64 F-35A fighters at its own expense after the Block 4 upgrade slipped years behind ...

Lockheed Martin said it set a record delivering 191 F-35 Lightning II jets in 2025, clearing backlog deliveries in the process, with a global fleet that now counts 1,300 aircraft. Lockheed Martin ...

Though Israel is a major buyer of the F-35 Lightning II, it is also part of Lockheed Martin’s vast components supply chain for the fighter jet. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) currently operates 48 F-35 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Almost a decade has passed since Israel received its first ...

The UK has received the last of 48 contracted Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning combat aircraft, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) ...