Unit insignia of U.S. Navy Air and Test Evaluation Squadron 9, based out of China Lake, California, was recently spotted on ...

A new consulting firm report emphasizes the growing costs and problems of sustaining advanced aircraft.

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of single-engine, stealth multirole fighters designed to excel in air-to-air, air-to-ground, and electronic warfare missions. The F-35 incorporates ...

Though Lockheed Martin is the primary contractor for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, nearly every major US defense firm ...

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The F-35A is the US Air Force’s variant of the Joint Strike Fighter—yet is broadly similar to the Navy’s F-35C, and could be substituted for it during training.

U.S. CENTCOM confirmed last week that the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrived in its area of responsibility ...

An Iranian Shahed-139 drone was shot down by a U.S. F-35C as it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. An Iranian drone was shot down by the U.S. military on Feb. 3, 2026, according to ...

With costs continuing to evolve as production and upgrades progress, the key question now is: what is the latest position on F-35 cost increases, and how stable are current projections going forward?

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans joined Lockheed Martin, local leaders and elected officials Monday to get an up-close look at the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, one of the most advanced ...

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