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Key Points and Summary - The F-35 program is under intense pressure due to severe problems with its critical Block 4 modernization. -The new TR-3 hardware, the foundation for the upgrade, is late, ...

Lockheed Martin's F-35 is widely recognized as a top fighter jet. However, the program has been troubled by cost and readiness concerns for years. The makers of this fifth-generation aircraft told BI ...

“Because, maybe, the fighters are not the best option.” That blunt assessment from a Spanish air force officer captures the ...

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 it plummeted onto the runway at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, forcing ...

The Pentagon says F-35s received no new combat upgrades last year, and that attempts to replace old software have stalled.

The Lockheed Martin F-35 continues to suffer from reliability issues both in service and in testing, the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), wrote in ...

AURORA, Colo.—Lockheed Martin is aiming to release new software to U.S. F-35 jets this summer, a “step” towards the full, combat-ready version of the TR-3 upgrade, according to a company executive.

The F-35 was not built to win dogfights, but to operate smoothly at long ranges and over long periods of time. The F-35 is often compared to the F-16 or the F-22, nimble aircraft with world-class ...

A pilot in Alaska safely ejected from an aircraft on Tuesday before it plummeted to the Earth, culminating in a fiery explosion at an Air Force base that was captured in dramatic video footage. It was ...