On paper, a MiG-35 against an F-35 sounds like a fair fight, and in one narrow sense it is: dragged into a close-in knife ...

Few geopolitical puzzles are as layered — or as consequential — as the question of whether Turkey will ever fly the F-35 ...

US President Donald Trump hints at possible F-35 Lightning II sale to Turkey, praising its loyalty, as talks resume despite ...

Even in the best-case scenarios for the future of Turkish and Iranian airpower, which are both on different trajectories, ...

Stealth technology is the defining characteristic of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. While the aircraft's advanced ...

The F-35’s multirole design prevents it from excelling at close air support—yet the fighter jet is well-suited to missions in contested airspace, which competitors like the A-10 Warthog are not.

Lawmakers are introducing provisions to authorize multiyear contracts to buy the F-15EX Eagle II and the F-35 Lightning II, allowing cost savings and shorter delivery timelines. The draft 2027 ...

The F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is capable of hovering in place, using a sophisticated combination of ...

Saudi Arabia’s pursuit of the F-35 stealth fighter hinges on U.S. approval and Israeli consent—potentially linking advanced arms sales to broader Middle East diplomacy and the normalization of Israeli ...

The first carrier landing of an F-35C occurred on the USS Nimitz, but the warship was never upgraded to fully accommodate the ...

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 ...

Israel, the first country to use the stealth fighter in combat, is expanding its fleet as the aircraft reaches a worldwide milestone.