Lockheed Martin F-35

By Steve Trimble
John Phelan, a career investment manager and U.S. Navy outsider, painted a glowing description of the F-35’s capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) believes it may need multiple types to replace its Bell CH-146 Griffons.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The move keeps the XA103 on track to move into ground testing of a physical prototype by the end of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The past month has shattered a decade-long era of relative fiscal and strategic certainty inside the Pentagon.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
President Trump revived a long-dormant proposal to sell Lockheed Martin F-35s to India during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The selection allows CAE to launch Phase 1, the co-development phase, of the Future Fighter Lead-In Training program.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
New U.S. Air Force leadership must decide the shape of the next generation of air superiority technology, with the stakes high for industry and U.S. airpower.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Sunil said detailed design and design reviews had been completed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The agreement closes an eight-year-old case brought by a former senior staff policy pricing analyst for Lockheed’s training and simulation business.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A new blueprint for Marine Corps aviation doubles down on a long-term trend that favors carrier-based F-35s over an amphibious-capable variant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The release of the 2025 Marine Corps Aviation Plan clarifies the intent of a two-year-old experimental campaign involving the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
Saudi Arabia is the second nation to express interest in ordering Turkey’s Kaan fighter after Azerbaijan made similar overtures last year.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brandon Patrick
With the potential revival of an F-35 sale to Morocco, the Lockheed Martin program could be in for an exciting 24 months.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
Washington has cleared the way for Japan to acquire more extended-range Lockheed Martin AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM-ER).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Boeing F-15s are getting anti-ship standoff weapons as the Air Force looks to use machine learning to improve tracking of targets at sea.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith, speaking to reporters Jan. 15, said the F-35’s “maintenance is too expensive.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s V-22 fleet has seen multiple groundings and ongoing limitations to operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
One of the service’s F-35As was flown with a 40% blend of biofuel on Jan. 14.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer turned Fox News host, has turned into one of the more controversial nominations by Trump ahead of next week’s inauguration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Members of the UK Parliamentary Defense Select Committee say the project will need to avoid the mistakes made by previous programs such as the Eurofighter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Service Secretary Frank Kendall in July 2024 paused the development of the Next Generation Air Dominance’s penetrating counter air fighter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Delivery of Japan’s first Lockheed Martin F-35B is no longer expected before March 31, according to Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
With the Joint Strike Fighter’s Technology Refresh 3 software expected to be cleared for combat this year, Pentagon officials are pressing for more progress.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The latest totals mean that historical F-35 deliveries now exceed 1,100 production aircraft over a 15-year span.
Aircraft & Propulsion