Key Points and Summary - The F-35 has endured schedule slips, software headaches, and endless debate. -Yet air forces keep buying it for the same five reasons: it sees more, shares more, survives more ...

The Israeli military announced that an F-35 stealth fighter jet shot down a piloted Iranian Air Force Yak-130 over Tehran, calling it the first air-to-air combat kill of a piloted aircraft by the ...

How hackable is a 5th-Gen fighter?

The UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee found that a “pattern of short-term decision-making” had delayed investment in the F-35 fighter jet early on, increasing its later costs. The British ...

The supersonic aircraft is widely recognized as a top fifth-generation fighter jet, but the program has faced criticisms.

Lockheed Martin reported producing a record-breaking number of F-35s in 2025, and expanding its orders abroad—even as some nations have scaled back or withdrawn from the program. Aerospace giant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A F-35 fighter jet moves past Indian Air Force 1,230 F-35s now fly worldwide across 20 countries. The advanced 5th-gen jet, acting ...

Following the Trump administration’s announcement this month that it would move forward with an F-35 fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia, Washington may soon face renewed debate over whether Turkey ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American ...

The F-35 has been tested with a new artificial intelligence-enhanced Combat Identification capability to help pilots quickly ...

The defense contractor really does not seem bothered.

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Sharren Haskel, has publicly stated Israel will not allow the transfer of Israeli-developed technology embedded in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Türkiye, even if ...