The Pentagon’s top official for weapons testing sent a sternly worded letter warning the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program and the Air Force that their plans to start unmonitored flight training on ...

The departing program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II program, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Davis, is declaring proverbial clear skies ahead for the Joint Strike Fighter as he leaves ...

The conclusion of a second memorandum of understanding on the Joint Strike Fighter in December opened the door for the JSF to progress from being a paper airplane to an aircraft in production.

It’s no secret the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is in trouble. The projected acquisition cost is well more than $300 billion — a 55 percent increase over the original estimate. It’s also no ...

When it first flew in 2006, the F-35 was pitched as the future of strike fighter combat. Decked out with the latest military avionics, it was intended to dominate anything on the ground or in the ...