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.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...