GAO Warns of Ballooning F-35 Sustainment Costs, Need for Plan to Cut Billions Sustainment includes the personnel needed to work on the jet, support equipment, training and other related expenses.
Air Force F-35 Stealth Fighters Now Outnumber its F-15s, A-10s The U.S. Air Force's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet has officially surpassed the number of F-15 Eagle jets and A-10...
Switzerland Becomes Latest Nation to Choose F-35 for Its Next Fighter Jet The deal with Lockheed costs roughly $5 billion Swiss francs, which amounts to $5.5 billion in U.S. currency.
Congress May Put the Kibosh on Buying Extra F-35 Fighter Jets The Pentagon requested 79 F-35s in its fiscal 2021 budget request.
So What Is a 6th-Generation Fighter Jet? While the U.S. military's fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets are still rolling off the production line and...
Stop Throwing Money Down F-35 'Rathole,' Top Lawmaker Says Rep. Adam Smith is questioning how the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program fits into the Defense Department's future strategy.
Air Force's First Overseas F-35 Fighter Squadron Gets Crowdsourced New Name The name beat out other nominees including Archangels, Sabres, Sentinels and Swordsmen.
Air Force Cuts Back F-35 Demo Performances Due to Engine Shortage Since August 2020, Pentagon senior leadership has been "actively engaged" on F-35 engine availability issues.
F-35 Will Finally Go into Full Production Next March, Acquisitions Chief Says The program has faced a series of delays, the latest being COVID-19 social distancing restrictions.
Lockheed Balks at Paying Back $183 Million for Botched F-35 Spare Parts Program Air crews incurred labor costs devising workarounds to track and ensure the reliability of spare parts for the F-35.
Proposed Transfer of Guard Units to Space Force Sparks Opposition from 48 Governors, 5 US Territories While a handful of U.S. governors had spoken out against the plan over the last few weeks, this latest letter marks the most...
Veterans Scammed Out of GI Bill Benefits Could Get Benefits Restored Under House-Passed Bill Advocates for student veterans applauded its passage in the House as a key milestone in fixing an injustice facing those...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Retired Captain of First US Nuclear Submarine Celebrates Turning 100 in Spokane Frank Fogarty knew nothing about nuclear physics on ships when he got pulled from his Korean War submarine duty to interview...
Why Israel Is So Determined to Launch an Offensive in Rafah. And Why So Many Oppose It Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global...