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An F-35A Lightning II assigned to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., prepares to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 161st Air Refueling Wing during a local sortie, Sept. 16, 2022. (Staff Sgt. James A. Richardson Jr./Air Force)

DoD delays key F-35 tests, lowering chance of 2023 production decision

“They spent years trying to develop a simulator to test [the F-35], and they still can’t deliver that," POGO's Dan Grazier said.

By Stephen Losey

12 days ago

New F-35 engine deliveries suspended amid ongoing investigation

Pratt & Whitney's deliveries of F135 engines are on hold while the U.S. military and contractors try to find the root cause of a Dec. 15 F-35 mishap.

By Stephen Losey

4 weeks ago

F-35 costs have been declining. That’s about to change.

The lower quantity of purchased fighters, the pandemic and the addition of more capabilities will cause the price of an F-35 to rise in the coming lots.

By Stephen Losey

3 months ago

F-35 helmets that fix ‘green glow’ are on their way — but not to the Air Force

Aviators first reported green glow was an issue on the F-35 in 2012.

By Rachel S. Cohen

14 months ago

Five F-35 issues have been downgraded, but they remain unsolved

Five of the 13 major technical issues first revealed by Defense News have been downgraded in the last year.

By Aaron Mehta, Valerie Insinna and David B. Larter

3 years ago

F-35s with 13th MEU and Marine air wings are back to normal flight operations

F-35s have been cleared to fly out of the Marine air station in Beaufort, South Carolina.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago