Why F-35 production costs have skyrocketed in recent years.

Looking back to even older aircraft and adversary fleets, the Russian MiG-35 can zoom past the Lightning as if it's standing ...

While the F-35's per unit cost is similar to other modern fighters, its lifecycle expense is higher, although it offers ...

The F-35 Lightning II is often described as a flying computer but in the hands of an experienced pilot it becomes something ...

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

A shortfall of spare parts has contributed to terrible readiness rates among US F-35 fleets—and even led some service ...

NAPLES, Italy — An Italian air base in Sicily will host the first F-35 Lightning II pilot training facility outside the U.S., an indication of NATO’s increasing demand for the fifth-generation fighter ...

Four Dutch F-35 Lightning II fighters and a tanker operated from the Netherlands' main international airport, one of Europe's busiest, during the NATO-led exercise Avatar. Schiphol Airport, located ...

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 ...

Six decades of composites expertise and an extensive, advanced integrated assembly line deliver center fuselages in 30 hours, a 35% assembly time reduction.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Almost a decade has passed since Israel received its first ...

The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third operational F-35 hub and a future multinational training center for NATO and partner nations. Italy’s Ministry of Defense ...