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Disaster? Why The F-35 Program Is Under Fire Again

Few defense projects have attracted as much attention and controversy as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. It was conceived as the backbone of modern Western airpower, but it has become one of ...
Hoodline

Skunk Works Hotshot Takes The Stick At Lockheed's Fort Worth F-35 Hub

As reported by Breaking Defense, Lockheed announced the leadership change last Wednesday and confirmed that Sanchez will ...
The National Interest

2025 Was a Great Year for the F-35 Program, Lockheed Martin Says

Lockheed Martin reported producing a record-breaking number of F-35s in 2025, and expanding its orders abroad—even as some nations have scaled back or withdrawn from the program. Aerospace giant ...
Morning Overview on MSN

The F-47’s combat radius is nearly double the F-35’s — and each jet commands up to 8 AI drones, turning 185 fighters into 1,500 combat platforms

From Guam, an F-35A can fly roughly 590 nautical miles into contested airspace before it has to turn around. That is not far ...
Defense News

Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors

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 ...
Business Insider

Why Lockheed Martin's $2 trillion F-35 program is so expensive

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 ...
The National Interest

Spain Just Pulled Out of the F-35 Program

Spain’s decision not to adopt the F-35 Lightning II fighter could widen its rift with the United States. NATO member Spain announced on Wednesday that it would buy European instead of American fighter ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Military and civilian officials celebrate graduation of first pilots from F-35 international training program

FORT SMITH -- Unlike most days, the roar at Ebbing Air National Guard Base on Friday came from a crowd instead of a jet engine. A crowd of military members, foreign representatives, and local and ...
Newsweek

NATO Ally’s F-35 Program To Cost ‘Significantly’ More Than Acknowledged

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.K.'s F-35 fighter jet program costs will be "significantly higher ...
Washington Examiner

Delay-prone F-35 program was led by DEI advocates, rewarded by Biden for late deliveries

Major defense contractors prioritized diversity, equity, and inclusion while regularly missing deadlines related to a multitrillion-dollar aircraft modernization effort. Despite this, they received ...
Task & Purpose

Every single F-35 delivered to the US military last year was late

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