Attempts to provide upgraded software for F-35 jets have “stagnated” and no new combat capability was delivered last year, ...

The U.S. Dept. of Defense issued a further $27.2 million to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics within the context of a previously awarded contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The original, December ...

US Air Force and Energy Department personnel load a pair of unarmed B61-12 nuclear gravity bombs onto an F-35 at Hill Air Force Base on Aug. 19 for testing. The Energy Department and Air Force in ...

The F-35 Lightning II was used in August 2025 to successfully evaluate three B61-12 test assets during a multi-day test campaign. Sandia National Laboratories and the National Nuclear Security ...

F-35 TR-3 software upgrades stalled in testing, delaying new combat capability and raising cybersecurity concerns.

Lockheed Martin has received a U.S. Navy contract modification valued at $132.9 million to continue providing flight test support for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Recent Navy contract ...

The TR-3 upgrade, which is much more than a mere software/hardware upgrade, is now running years behind schedule—but speculation is mounting that it could arrive soon. The United States Air Force ...

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying ...