Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II hit full-rate production last year. Today, over 150 fighter jets are being made annually.

A brand-new F-35 costs about $80 million. The Franken-bird project, however, will cost U.S. taxpayers just $6 million—less ...

Pentagon’s test director states that the F-35 program 'has shown no improvement in meeting schedule and performance timelines ...

Metal shavings in contaminated fuel, incorrectly assembled parts, and a plastic scraper protruding from a wing fold were among ... of Marine Aircraft Group 11. "F-35 readiness continues to plague ...

The NATO member’s first two Lockheed Martin F-35As have departed Lockheed’s final assembly and check-out ... host partner training for certain F-35 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers ...

This story was updated January 29, at 2:34 p.m. Eastern. The Pentagon’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets may not receive the full, combat-ready version of the TR-3 upgrade this year, Lockheed Martin ...

Shocking video captured an F-35 fighter jet plummeting onto the runway ... according to a press release from the 354th Fighter Wing’s public affairs office. The pilot experienced an “inflight ...

A U.S. Air Force pilot was reported to be safe after an F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday ... Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, told a news conference. The plane crashed during ...

An F-35 fighter jet that experienced an in-flight ... Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing. The pilot was transported to Bassett Army Hospital in Fairbanks for further evaluation ...

Although the F-35 fighter jet crash at an Alaska base is ... Paul Townsend, commander of the 354th Fighter Wing, said in the statement. “I can assure you the United States Air Force will conduct ...