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.
Soldier Shot During Special Forces Training Event After Live Ammo Mixed in with Blanks A 7th Infantry Division soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state was accidentally shot April 25 by a 1st...
Special Operations Airman Shot and Killed by Florida Police During Disturbance in Apartment Building Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, which flies AC-130J...
Coast Guard Relieves Its Top Reserve Enlisted Leader After Investigation into Misconduct Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Timothy Beard was relieved Friday as a result of "loss of confidence,"...
Meet the First 'Space Cowboys': 3 Guardians Complete Arduous Army Cavalry Spur Ride After being covered in dust, sweat, dirt and blood, three officers emerged from the West Texas desert last week and were...
Gordon and Aleksandra: Videos, Photos Show Relationship Between Detained Soldier and Russian Woman Staff Sgt. Gordon Black flew to China and eventually to the city in southeastern Russia to meet with the woman, Aleksandra...