The stealth fighters were involved in intercepting Russian drones that breached Polish airspace. It was the first time NATO aircraft had downed a Russian aircraft of any kind in alliance airspace.

A shortage of engineers is blighting UK F-35 operations, resulting in lower-than-expected mission-capable rates. Credit: Air Specialist Class 1 Amber Mayall/Royal Air Force The UK Defense Ministry ...

A RNLASF F-35A seen flying over Poland sporting a kill marking of a Russian UAV following an engagement in late September. (Netherlands MoD) A Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (RNLASF) Lockheed ...

Lockheed Martin will build up to 296 F-35s as part of Lots 18 and 19, with first deliveries in 2026. Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) announced they reached a final agreement ...

Lockheed Martin has secured a $12.53 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver F-35 aircraft units for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, international partners and ...

The U.S. Dept. of Defense awarded $670.2-million to Pratt & Whitney, for procuring components and materials needed for manufacturing F135 propulsion systems. This award follows a $2.8-billion contract ...

Airman 1st Class James Meredith applies precision tape on an F-35A Lightning II at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, March 20, 2025. (SrA Seleena Muhammad-Ali/Air Force) LONDON — After encountering ...

Singaporean Defense Minister Chan Chun Sing is briefed on the F-35 program and the production process during a visit to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 factory in Fort Worth, Texas, Sep. 12, 2025. Credit: ...

CEO Jim Taiclet revealed on Thursday that the Pentagon shows “very active engagement at an extremely high level” regarding the enhanced F-35 concept, reported Business Insider. Check out the current ...

The airbase in Sicily will become the first location outside the U.S. for international F-35 pilot training, as Italy further consolidates its position as a global leader in advanced training. On Sept ...

The Air Force is considering expanding the F-35 Foreign Military Sales pilot training program at Ebbing Air National Guard Base. A public hearing will be Sept. 9, and the public comment period ends ...

Every F-35 delivered to the U.S. military last year by Lockheed Martin was behind schedule by an average of seven months, a government watchdog found, but contractors kept millions in “incentive fees” ...