The F-35 Lightning II is often praised as a stealthy, sensor-fused “flying computer,” but its track record reveals five ...

An F-35 Lightning II fighter jet that went down at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks in January crashed after attempts to fix frozen landing gear left the plane uncontrollable, according to an Air ...

A total of 72 aircraft were parked at Lockheed Martin’s facilities after the Technology Refresh 3 experienced severe glitches, following which the Pentagon halted deliveries in July 2023. Lockheed ...

An Air Force investigation has revealed that the recent F-35 crash in Alaska took place after water in the plane’s hydraulic fluid froze in the sub-zero temperatures. The US Air Force F-35A Lightning ...

No other fighter jet to date has garnered as much controversy as the F-35 Lightning II. While it is the most capable carrier jet ever built, the production issues and mind-melting $2 trillion price ...

PARIS—Lockheed Martin says it has completed work on a long-delayed upgrade for the F-35, known at Technology Refresh 3, but the company is still awaiting formal approval from the government. “What we ...

Belgium is one of the smallest countries in Europe—with dimensions that are simply too short to accommodate the training needs of F-35 pilots. Earlier this month, NATO member Belgium welcomed its ...

President Donald Trump says he's agreed to sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain ...