Key Points and Summary - The F-35 Lightning II is often praised as a stealthy, sensor-fused “flying computer,” but its track record reveals five serious weaknesses. -The program’s lifetime cost has ...
The supersonic aircraft is widely recognized as a top fifth-generation fighter jet, but the program has faced criticisms.
During large-scale war games at Nellis Air Force Base, F-35A Lightning II jets have repeatedly faced a stubborn problem: ...
The F-35 was not built to win dogfights, but to operate smoothly at long ranges and over long periods of time. The F-35 is often compared to the F-16 or the F-22, nimble aircraft with world-class ...
Lockheed Martin delivered 191 F-35 fighter jets in 2025 - a new annual record, but several dozen of those aircraft had been held units delayed from past deliveries as the manufacturer caught up with ...
A Lockheed Martin F-35 used a tactical AI model to solve a combat identification (ID) problem in real-time during a ...
Europe's efforts to develop a next-gen fighter independently of the United States may be at risk of falling apart, as tensions continue unabated.