The latest Director, Operational Test & Evaluation report says no combat-capable F-35 TR-3 aircraft have been delivered to the U.S. military until September 2025 because of the truncated software. The ...

The F-35A completed ground vibration testing and fit checks at Edwards Air Force Base ahead of the beginning of flight testing. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has announced the completion of a ...

The Lightning II that crashed on Tuesday was one of very few F-35 developmental test aircraft, exacerbating a shortage that has in the past led to program delays. The aircraft, which was en route from ...

The latest version of Boeing’s venerable F-15 multi-role fighter has received a major endorsement from the Pentagon office that tests and evaluates military hardware. In its 2024 annual report, the ...

A U.S. Air Force F-35A jet flies at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on Jan. 11, 2024. A group of upgrades to the F-35's cockpit displays and computers is about a year late. (Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Ergish/U.S.

Efforts to deliver major software upgrades for the F‑35 Lightning II fighter jet stalled last year, with no new combat capability added, Bloomberg News reported Sunday, citing a possibly soon-to-be ...

OSHKOSH—A joint U.S./UK program is testing safety technology on the Lockheed Martin F-35 that is aimed at avoiding collisions between military and civilian aircraft in the air. The “collision ...