The addition of British and Italian munitions to the F-35 will make it more interoperable with other NATO air forces—and ...

The F-22 is a highly capable aircraft, however the F-35 has begun to leave it behind in several critical areas.

The Government Accountability Office said in a recent report that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II failed to meet ...

The F-35’s multirole design prevents it from excelling at close air support—yet the fighter jet is well-suited to missions in contested airspace, which competitors like the A-10 Warthog are not.

The following is testimony provided June 23, 2026, on the F-35 aircraft program presented to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Airland. From the Report The March 24, 2026, ...

The hearing comes on the heels of a Government Accountability Office report this month that found just one in four F-35s were ...

Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with our congressional leaders and talk to them about the role my small business plays in building and sustaining the F-35 ...

The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin $154 million in F-35 aircraft contract on June 9, but kept the buying country secret, simply stating that it is a Foreign Military Sale customer. Under the deal, ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 1,200 F-35 ...