Turkey has long wanted to modernize its aging fleet of fighter jets. One of the top choices for that upgrade is the F-35 ...

The Navy’s ability to project air power in a contested environment depends on more than the capabilities of its aircraft — it depends on where those aircraft are based. Right now, every operational ...

Japan's F-35A stealth fighter aircraft fleet is now deployed at two bases, facing the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.

The F-35 Lightning II as we know it today is the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) concept, intended to unify air systems for multiple branches and allies. Development was a complex series of ...

In my mind, this void was a big deal. The F-35 is the nation’s most expensive military program, a roughly $2 trillion investment in the nation’s defense. The public had a right to know what ...

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According to the Joint Program Office (JPO) that handles all things relevant to the F-35, there is no kill switch—and thus no fear. Recent foreign policy disagreements between the United States ...

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin swear there’s no secret “kill switch” that they can flip to remotely disable the F-35 fighter jet. But the logistical supply chains and software requirements ...

Lockheed Martin, the U.S. defence giant that builds the F-35 fighter jet, has offered to create more jobs in Canada if Ottawa buys all of the jets it said it would when the contract was announced ...

Canada’s contract with U.S. military contractor Lockheed Martin’s F-35 remains in place but Ottawa only made a legal commitment of funds for the first 16 aircraft. Canada agreed to buy 88 F-35 ...

Concerns are growing in both Europe and Canada regarding the strategic wisdom of acquiring high-cost U.S. military equipment, like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, especially as Western nations ...