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Pentagon awards contract for newest F-35s

When combined with another F-35 deal from December 2024, the Pentagon will pay Lockheed Martin about $24.3 billion for the 18th and 19th lots of the jets.

By Stephen Losey

2 weeks ago

New docuseries shows a different side of fighter pilots: humility

“Top Guns: The Next Generation” follows a handful of Navy and Marine officers as they take on the rigors of advanced fighter training.

By Hope Hodge Seck

5 weeks ago

Venezuelan fighter jets conduct ‘show of force’ near US Navy vessel

The "provocative move," as the DOD called it, comes several days after the U.S. said it struck a Venezuelan drug-carrying vessel, killing 11 on board.

6 weeks ago

Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: Auditors

The F-35's Block 4 upgrades are being trimmed back so the program can focus on what it can deliver in 2031.

By Stephen Losey

6 weeks ago

Navy awards Pratt $2.9B contract to build more F-35 engines

These engines will go into new F-35s for the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, as well as partner nations.

By Stephen Losey

7 weeks ago

B-2, fighter jets fly over as Trump-Putin summit begins

The summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson kicked off under the roar of military aircraft designed to oppose Russia during the Cold War.

2 months ago