Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Tex., is the primary assembly point for the F-35, drawing components and systems from an extensive supply-chain that involves more than 1,900 suppliers in ...

Think of a violin made by a master craftsman: beautiful, precise, capable of extraordinary performance, but impossible to produce quickly or cheaply. It takes time, rare expertise, and materials that ...

A US F-35 stealth fighter has made an emergency landing in the Middle East after reportedly taking enemy fire during a combat mission over Iran, although the exact details have not yet been confirmed.

A US F-35 fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing at a US air base in the Middle East Thursday — with Iran claiming responsibility for the attack, according to new reports. The ...

A U.S. F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase in the Middle East after flying a combat mission over Iran, the U.S. military said Thursday. CNN reported the plane, which ...

CENTCOM says a U.S. F-35 made an emergency landing at a U.S. air base in the Middle East after it “was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire,” according to sources quoted by CNN. A U.S. F-35 ...

Efforts to deliver major software upgrades for the F‑35 Lightning II fighter jet stalled last year, with no new combat capability added, Bloomberg News reported Sunday, citing a possibly soon-to-be ...

Attempts to provide upgraded software for F-35 jets have “stagnated” and no new combat capability was delivered last year, according to the annual report by the Pentagon’s testing office, even as the ...

Dramatic footage has captured the moment an Israeli stealth fighter shot down an Iranian jet in a first-of-its-kind combat strike on Wednesday. Footage released by the Israeli Defense Forces on ...

Germany and France may abandon joint fighter jet project FCAS German F-35 purchase would follow 2022 order for 35 jets Move would buy Germany time to find an alternative to FCAS jet BERLIN/WASHINGTON, ...

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 ...