F-35

GE Aviation’s XA100 adaptive cycle engine is ready to progress from prototype into development following testing with the U.S. Air Force, the manufacturer said.

DOD will seek a national security waiver for a prohibited material that has been used in production of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II following a safety and security probe, a program spokesperson confirmed Monday.

Defense officials temporarily halted deliveries of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II after discovering that parts of the fighter jets were made from an alloy made in China, potentially in violation of DOD acquisition policy.

Contracts go to General Electric Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.

Out of 706 ejection seat cartridges inspected, four were deemed suspect and replaced, the Air Force said.

Sweeping $840 billion defense bill includes purchase of more than five dozen new F-35 fighters.

The U.S. Air Force stealth bombers flew to Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley for training and strategic threat deterrence missions.

U.S. Air Force F-35s have been forward deployed to join fighters from France and Belgium to conduct air patrols over the Baltic Sea Region, NATO announced Friday. Deployment of the fighters taking part in NATO’s Air Shielding mission along the Alliance’s eastern flank comes days after President Joe Biden announced the U.S. intended to ramp […]

F-35 prices continue to climb; officials look to rein in cost.

The U.S. Air Force selected LIFT Airborne Technologies to develop its next-generation helmet for fixed-wing air crews.