Pentagon responds to damning test pilot report. In this image released by the U.S. Navy courtesy of Lockheed Martin, the U.S. Navy variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, conducts a test ...

Lockheed Martin was granted a new $180-million Pentagon contract modification to its existing contract covering planning and production for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. Specifically, the ...

One former Marine becomes the first civilian F-35 test pilot at Cherry Point, boosting readiness; another is tapped to lead the Pentagon’s massive F-35 program, overseeing its global management. The ...

-According to an F-35 test pilot, the stealth jet's capabilities would have made the mission too easy and the movie "boring." -The single-seat F-35 also presented a cinematic problem for a film that ...

The recent exercises followed last year's 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, in which a B-2 Spirit successfully sank ...

The Department of Defense said Monday the new flight science aircraft will help avert any rise in the test capability gap and enable future flight science testing of Block 4 capabilities in support of ...

PARIS—A key milestone for the Pentagon’s program to upgrade the F-35 engine has been pushed back a year, raising questions about the overall timeline of the effort. The engine upgrade will reach ...

OSHKOSH—A joint U.S./UK program is testing safety technology on the Lockheed Martin F-35 that is aimed at avoiding collisions between military and civilian aircraft in the air. The “collision ...

An F-35C, assigned to the “Rough Raiders” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-125, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on May 5, 2023. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Carter ...

Developing a next-generation fighter aircraft is a decades-long endeavor. The evolving nature of technological advancement and real-world needs means that a successful fighter will receive years of ...

Belgium will shore up its commitment to the F-35 with a follow-on order for more jets and for cruise missiles to arm them, while also seeking an expanded role in the European FCAS programme. Plans ...

Pratt & Whitney is under contract to deliver 141 F135 engines for the 18th lot of F-35s. (Rick Goodfriend/Air Force) The U.S. Navy on Friday awarded Pratt & Whitney a contract modification worth up to ...