Most simulations have the F-35 coming out ahead of the Su-57 due to the American plane’s supposed superior detection avoidance and situational awareness. Then again, though, the F-35 has left much to ...

Heaving internal weapon bays helps the F-35 Lightning II maintain its stealth, keeping the radar cross-section small, but it ...

With small control surfaces and no thrust vectoring, the F-35 cannot change direction rapidly in close-range engagements. While hyper maneuverability has become a cornerstone of modern fighter jet ...

As of August 2025, Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s manufacturer, has delivered more than 1,215 F-35 stealth fighter jets of all types. Today, the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet is the most ...

In the Middle East—a region in which Turkey fancies itself the dominant power—its purchase of the F-35 will give it a freer ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. finalized a federal contract to produce nearly 300 more F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, which will be ...

The cost of the Pentagon’s modernization program for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet is more than $6 billion over original estimates, with the date of completion now five years later than the ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Foreword / Capt. Charles Thomas (Tom) Burbage -- Preface / Jeffrey W. Hamstra -- Chapter 1. F-35 program history : from JAST to IOC / Arthur E ...