One of the main drivers of renewed criticism is the cost of keeping the F-35 flying over its decades-long service life.

The roots of the F-35 Lightning II development began in the early 1990s. The idea for the aircraft came as the US sought a ...

Turkey signals progress on the S-400 issue, a key step that could restore access to US F-35 jets and ease tensions within ...

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 ...

Following the Trump administration’s announcement this month that it would move forward with an F-35 fighter jet sale to ...

The CEO of Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35, said recently that he wanted to upgrade the jet to become a ...

The UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee found that a “pattern of short-term decision-making” had delayed investment in the F-35 fighter jet early on, increasing its later costs. The British ...

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” ...

Turkey was removed from the F-35 program after it purchased Russian S-400 air defense radars—but it may be willing to give them up in exchange for its return. During President Donald Trump’s first ...

Newly obtained data shows the F-35 scored 95% vs. 33% for the Gripen in Canada’s fighter competition, confirming the jet as ...

After comparing the F-35 and the Gripen, Ottawa determined that the two aircraft met its minimum mandatory requirements.

The United States Air Force has over 40% of the world's delivered F-35s and is set to remain the largest operator.