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Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors

The F-35's Block 4 upgrades are being trimmed back so the program can focus on what it can deliver in 2031.

By Stephen Losey

12 days ago

Navy awards Pratt $2.9B contract to build more F-35 engines

These engines will go into new F-35s for the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, as well as partner nations.

By Stephen Losey

3 weeks ago

Pentagon awards $7.8 billion in missile contracts for US and allies

The Pentagon ordered thousands of new missiles for the Air Force, Navy and a host of allies, including NATO nations, Ukraine and Israel, among others.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

6 weeks ago

Air Force F-35 buy would be cut in half under Pentagon spending plan

The Air Force typically buys four or five dozen F-35s each year. The plan to purchase only 24 would represent a major scaling back.

By Stephen Losey

3 months ago

Lockheed eyes better stealth, unmanned option for F-35

After losing the Air Force's next-generation fighter contract to Boeing, Lockheed Martin hopes to fold sixth-generation tech into the F-35.

By Stephen Losey

4 months ago

F-35s to get new capabilities with summer software update

Future Block 4 capabilities are intended to bring the F-35 better sensors, improved sensor integration, and the ability to carry more and deadlier weapons.

By Stephen Losey

7 months ago