Although an F-35 flew for 11 minutes in 2023 after a pilot ejected, a fully autonomous fighter would be a game-changer.

Yet, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program has been plagued with issues over the last few years, including dramatic crashes. Lockheed Martin's plan to deliver upgraded F-35s in July 2023 ...

Per the terms of the deal, Lockheed will provide ancillary mission equipment to meet Lot 17 Group Two requirements for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The work related to this deal ...

Design goals called for the JSF to be the premier strike aircraft through 2040, second only to the F-22 Raptor in air supremacy. The F-35 wouldn't just be shared across the branches of the U.S ...

By 2010, nine years after Lockheed Martin was awarded the JSF contract, the cost per F-35 had ballooned to over 89 percent higher than initial estimates. It would still be another eight years ...

The Department of Defense (DOD) is considering whether to upgrade the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s (JSF’s) existing F135 engine—the Engine Enhancement Package (EEP)—or to develop and ...

Competition has been missing from the JSF engine program since the cancellation of GE’s F136 in 2011, leaving Pratt with the F-35 engine monopoly and no compelling reason to compete on price.

There are some exceptionally advanced fighter jets in the armed forces of the world. When one thinks about a next-generation fighter, they typically think about the F-22 Raptor or more likely the ...

In September, the Pentagon suspended deliveries of its beleaguered F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program because of its use of metal alloys sourced from China. U.S. law explicitly prohibits the ...

Growing tensions with NATO over the U.S. stance on Ukraine and President Trump's escalating trade war now jeopardize a crucial aspect of the alliance's airpower strategy, as member countries ...

Per the terms of the deal, Lockheed will provide continued infrastructure support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The jet maker will offer engineering, maintenance, logistics ...