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 ...

The F-15EX was supposed to be the safe, unglamorous choice next to the stealthy F-35 and F-22, a bridge for aging squadrons rather than a headline grabber. Instead, it is quietly exposing a ...

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 ...

In a significant safety milestone, a deployed U.S. Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter squadron has successfully logged nearly 5,000 flight hours without a single mishap. This achievement not only ...

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 ...

The F-35 (here's what it looks like on the inside) isn't a long-haul aircraft. Its strength is in stealth, situational awareness, and short bursts of firepower, not covering half the globe in a single ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II is promoted as the most advanced fighter jet in the world, and it has an outsized impact in North Texas. Final assembly primarily takes place in Fort Worth, but the ...

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 ...