A recent GAO report reveals the F-35’s critical Block 4 upgrade is now five years behind schedule and $6 billion over budget.

This week’s mystery is learning just what is happening with European nations and why some are re-thinking their decisions to procure the US-made F-35 fighter. Poland, a Central European NATO member ...

The Jan. 28 crash at Eielson Air Force Base occurred after touch-and-go landing attempts triggered a computer glitch, ...

A F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on a conference call mid-air with engineers to solve a problem with a $200 million jet before ...

The F-35 program originally aimed to have Block 4’s 66 capabilities — which later swelled by more than a dozen — completed by ...

Upgrades to F-35 slowed down by costs and production issues according to the government office of accountability ...

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 ...

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 ...

A US Air Force F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on an airborne conference call with Lockheed Martin engineers trying to solve a ...

TIME TO DIET Almost all tactical aviation programs reach this point somewhere in their lives, and now the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is running into weight problems. When Lockheed Martin ...