Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 1,200 F-35 ...

You need to fix alarming mission-capability rates and rising sustainment costs for the Air Force’s F-35A fighter jet, senators told the service’s chief-of-staff nominee on Thursday. “The F-35 remains ...

The F-35’s AI is not equipped to operate the plane’s weapons systems, or to make other important decisions that must be left up to the pilot. As part of “Project Overwatch,” Lockheed Martin has tested ...

F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin has failed to deliver regular upgrades for the aircraft—and its most recent upgrade package was implemented disastrously, according to an internal Pentagon report.

A Sea-Air-Space conference attendee walks near a Northrop Grumman model of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range weapon, April 2023. (Colin Demarest/Staff) The U.S. Navy wants to a ...