As of August 2025, Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s manufacturer, has delivered more than 1,215 F-35 stealth fighter jets of all types. Today, the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet is the most ...

With the F-35 Lightning II, the Pentagon wanted to standardize its stealth fighter jet fleet across the armed services—in principle cutting costs. In practice, this has not worked out. The F-35 ...

Key Points and Summary on Canada and F-35 - After a quarter-century of debate, Canada is in the final, critical phase of deciding the future of its F-35 fighter jet program. -A comprehensive ...

The now planned purchase of F-35As, which will join the NATO nuclear mission, has led headlines, but the UK’s F-35Bs still lack any standoff strike weapons. As UK carrier strike approaches the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 1,200 F-35 ...

The Canadian military expects to release the F-35 Review soon. The Defense Minister confirmed that the military will finalize the F-35 Review by the end of summer, which means by late September. After ...