A magnet inside the F-35's jet engine uses a Chinese-made metal alloy that might run afoul of laws specifying where…
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You can give the military an unlimited budget and over 14 years to make a good airplane and they’ll come back with…
Japan, which at the start of World War II was the proprietor of the world’s mightiest aircraft carrier fleet, is…
A year ago, then-Secretary of Defense James Mattis ordered America’s air forces to achieve what seemed like an…
This week, the United States announced its intention to sell Taiwan a fleet of new F-16 fighter jets. The sale…
The American government has given Turkey the boot, officially removing the country from the F-35 Lightning II…
The F-35’s myriad problems are really now just a running gag. But its latest ones are wild, ranging from buyers…
Countries across the Asia-Pacific are not—repeat not—buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter because of China. That’s…
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is being sold to the U.S. military and the air forces of thirteen allies under a…
The F-35 Lightning II, a jet capable of doing all the things fighter jets normally do, may take on the new mission…
The F-35 that’s supposed to form the backbone of the western world’s air forces for the next couple decades already…
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis has ordered this of the armed services: get your fighter jets ready for…
Twelve years after its first flight, a F-35 Joint Strike Fighter finally crashed last week. The aircraft, a Marine…
The F-35 Lightning II is one of the most complicated, controversial, and expensive defense projects in history. But…
The F-35 Lightning II has gotten a lot of crap all over the world for being both finicky to actually put into combat,…
Ben Cohen, the “Ben” part of Ben & Jerry’s, was arrested on Saturday after he and two other activists drove a truck…
Maybe the F-35 program is just not supposed to work out. Despite a week where the system appeared to display a…
After distastefully joking to a crowd of Puerto Ricans devastated by Hurricane Maria that they were taking up too…
Availability of spare parts is getting worse. Repairs are delayed. Jets aren’t available when needed and pilots…