Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Foreword / Capt. Charles Thomas (Tom) Burbage -- Preface / Jeffrey W. Hamstra -- Chapter 1. F-35 program history : from JAST to IOC / Arthur E ...

As of January, nearly 1,300 F-35 stealth fighter jets have been delivered to the U.S. and its allies and partners.

With small control surfaces and no thrust vectoring, the F-35 cannot change direction rapidly in close-range engagements. While hyper maneuverability has become a cornerstone of modern fighter jet ...

Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II is widely regarded as one of the most advanced fighter jets currently in use. While its sleek exterior draws attention, much of its technological advantage lies ...

The F-35 program is delaying some of its planned Block 4 upgrades as it focuses on delivering capabilities as early as 2031. (A1C Eli Rose/Air Force) The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling ...

As the U.S. grapples with ballooning federal budgets and increasingly necessary spending cuts, the military remains ripe for austerity. In February, the Pentagon suggested cutting $50 billion per year ...

These three aircraft are part of a long-standing deal spread over a period of years to raise Israel's fleet from 25 to 50 ...

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.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 1,200 F-35 ...

The United States Air Force's fifth-generation F-35 is one of the most advanced jets in the world. Debuted in 2015, Lockheed Martin's Lightning II is a powerful fighter jet with over 1 million flight ...

President Donald Trump has announced he will greenlight the sale of advanced F‑35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, signaling a major expansion of the U.S.’s global fighter export program. “We’ll ...

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 ...