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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 weeks 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

5 weeks 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

4 months ago

Senators detail desired missile defense elements for Trump’s Iron Dome

Two senators introduced a bill that would authorize $19.5 billion for fiscal 2026 to build out Trump's "Iron Dome for America."

5 months ago

Key tests for latest F-35s will begin in 2026, two years after rollout

This is the latest in a series of delays for the Lockheed Martin-made fighter, causing modernization efforts to slip further behind.

By Stephen Losey

5 months ago

Under Trump, decision on Air Force’s NGAD will shape fleet for decades

The Air Force struggled for much of 2024 to figure out how — and even whether — to proceed with its planned sixth-generation fighter.

By Stephen Losey

6 months ago