Lockheed Martin F-35

By Brian Everstine
As the USAF looks to develop uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft to fly with future fighters, the service is also rethinking how it organizes these fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
UAE defense companies are showing off systems that if fielded could move the country into the category of makers of large autonomous combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany could become a new source of center fuselages for the F-35 program, taking over from Turkish industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is beginning design work for a production standard version of the XA100 adaptive engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Several key U.S. Air Force aircraft saw their mission-capable rates drop in fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
South Korea aims for carrier-based KF-21; SOCOM’s 18-day deadline; Senator eyes electronic warfare progress; and U.S. Army prepares 2040 vision.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Spain is set to acquire additional Eurofighters and an unnamed fifth-generation fighter–likely the F-35–as part of a new program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The F-35 now can use the Multi-Utilization Secure Tactical And Network Ground Station, a ground system that receives and relays data from an in-flight F-35.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A long-awaited international air show Down Under will highlight the impact of a strategic pivot by Australia since 2019.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Throughput of the UK Royal Air Force’s pilot training pipeline is improving, the head of the service has insisted.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Switzerland has completed a series of avionics upgrades for its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Asia-Pacific Staff
The life-cycle cost for the jet-powered aircraft jumped 68% from 2008 to 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Readers write about hydrogen propulsion, aerospace business, Artemis II mission, a Mars shuttle, Airbus autonomy tests and the UK and the F-35 program.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
Canada’s parliamentary auditing agency has launched an independent review of the government’s decision to acquire 88 F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The survey proposes to save the Navy billions of dollars that would be otherwise spent on qualifying a trainer jet to land aboard an aircraft carrier.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
An archive court documents from a failed lawsuit against offer a rare glimpse into the world of executing offset agreements for international arms sales.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble
The U.S. has a deal for three more years of F-35 production but will face continued challenges with international sales and technical upgrades.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble
The 407,000-sq.-ft., $424 million facility is scheduled to begin construction at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, in fiscal 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Jan. 13 published a report taking stock of ABMS.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

The deal is worth A$1.6 million ($1.1 million) and will be part of the F-35 Global Sustainment System (GSS).
Budget, Policy & Operations

Readers write about portable power stations, objectivity in space coverage, the F-35 and our B-21 and B-2 rollout covers.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Steve Trimble
A busy two weeks for the F-35 reveals new details about the program’s strengths and weaknesses as the program enters a critical new phase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The 10 F-35Bs with VMFA 122 are the only examples of the fighter embarked on a flat-top ship in the Pacific at present.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
If testing continues through the end of 2023, the JPO may not be able to deliver the TR-3 to Lockheed’s production system for operational F-35s until 2024.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The program has offered few details of the APG-85, but the upgrade comes amidst an industry-wide transition by AESA radar manufacturers to gallium nitride.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare