Lockheed Martin has launched one of the most ambitious upgrade programs in modern airpower, aiming to turn the F-35 from a standard fifth‑generation fighter into what executives now call a ...

The Pentagon's fiscal 2027 budget request seeks 85 F-35 Lightning II fighters across the joint force, up from 47 in fiscal ...

The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is the world’s fastest fighter jet at Mach 2.5—and it can carry an absolutely staggering 29,500 ...

The Pentagon says F-35s received no new combat upgrades last year, and that attempts to replace old software have stalled. Reading time 2 minutes You know how it goes ...

Claims about modifying the F-35’s software raise legitimate sovereignty questions. But cybersecurity architecture, cryptography, and sustainment realities define strict limits on what can and cannot ...

Whether the U.S. Air Force (USAF) requires a larger, modern fighter force is no longer an open question—it does. China’s military is on track to have the largest fighter force in the world, surpassing ...