How does the F-35 Lightning II take off and land vertically and how does it differ from the Harrier?

The F-35 Lightning II isn't the first jet with hovering capabilities the military has used, but it does accomplish this ...

Pentagon keeps buyer secret in $154 million Lockheed F‑35 jet deal

The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin $154 million in F-35 aircraft contract on June 9, but kept the buying country secret, ...
Breaking Defense

As F-35 readiness lags, Pentagon seeks $13.7 billion boost: GAO

The Pentagon is seeking an additional $13.7 billion to boost sustainment of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, whose readiness rates continue to decline despite years of concerted effort, ...
MSN on MSN

The F-35 Lightning II is the costliest aircraft project in US history

Today on The Daily Aviation we will see the awesome but costly story of one of the most advanced stealth plane ever mass ...
Janes

ILA 2026: Lockheed Martin expounds European credentials of F-35 following NGF collapse

Lockheed Maritn has expounded the European credentials of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), following the ...
The National Interest

Israel’s Premier Aerospace Firm Just Hit a Major New F-35 Milestone

Though Israel is a major buyer of the F-35 Lightning II, it is also part of Lockheed Martin’s vast components supply chain for the fighter jet. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) currently operates 48 F-35 ...
Business Insider

Why Lockheed Martin's $2 trillion F-35 program is so expensive

Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth fighter is one of the most advanced aircraft ever built — and the most expensive, given how many the US military plans to buy. By its scale and state-of-the-art ...
Defense News

Only 1 in 4 F-35s is fully mission capable, GAO finds

The F-35’s readiness rates continued to decline through fiscal 2025, with the fleet’s full mission capable rate falling to 25 ...