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F-35s to cost $2 trillion as Pentagon plans longer use, says watchdog

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s total cost is expected to top $2 trillion over its entire life span given the U.S. military plans to...

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F-35 upgrade delays prompt US Air Force to scale back jet purchases

The ongoing delay in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s latest upgrades was one factor in the U.S. Air Force’s recent decision to purchase fewer...

V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training

The U.S. military will allow its fleet of V-22 Ospreys to fly again, three months after it grounded the entire inventory of more than...

F-35 engine review pushed back months as government takes closer look

A key design review for the F-35 fighter jet’s engine upgrade will take place several months later than originally predicted, as the government adds...

Czech Republic Signs Deal to Procure Two Dozen F-35s

Prague is Joining the European F-35 User Group with 24 Lightning II aircraft. Czech Republic’s Defence Minister Jana Černochová and U.S. Ambassador Bijan Sabet signed...

Upgraded F-35 deliveries slipping to fall 2024, Lockheed says

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin’s production of the latest upgraded F-35 Joint Strike Fighters is slipping further behind schedule, and deliveries likely will not resume...

New in 2024: F-35 program eyes key upgrade, delivery restart

WASHINGTON — For months, newly built F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have languished at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas, awaiting the completion of...

F-35 head warns future upgrades at risk, production shutdown possible

WASHINGTON — The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is facing “significant challenges” on its future weapons and other capability upgrades that, if delayed, could lead...

First Belgian F-35A Rolls Out Of Factory At Fort Worth

The aircraft, the first of 34 on order, will be delivered next year and based at Luke Air Force Base for training. Lockheed Martin rolled...

A delegation from Belgium and Lockheed Martin celebrate rollout of first F-35A for the Belgian Air Force

Lockheed Martin presented Belgium’s first F-35A Lightning II to the Belgian government during a rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production facility. This event...

U.S. Air Force Performs Unprecedented F-35 Reconstruction From Two Damaged Airframes

The F-35 reconstruction project, expected to be completed in 2025, opens the door for repairing future mishap aircraft using tooling, equipment, techniques, and knowledge...

Upgraded F-35s fly with partial software as DOD hunts for delivery fix

WASHINGTON — The first production F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with an early, incomplete version of the software powering a key upgrade was flown last...

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