The Energy Department and Air Force in August successfully carried out the first tests dropping unarmed B61-12 nuclear ...
A Pentagon intelligence report says China could try to acquire advanced F-35 technology in Saudi Arabia if the Trump ...
The F-35 was meant to replace four different aircraft across the US military with a single design. Instead, it spawned three ...
The Air Force’s F-35 roadmap shows modest fleet growth through 2030, with near-term buys reduced to fund crucial ...
The Trump administration is pursuing a sales deal with Saudi Arabia for as many as 48 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II ...
The UK Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee found that a "pattern of short-term decision-making" had delayed investment in the F-35 fighter jet early on, increasing its later costs.
The F-35 program also suffers from a shortage of suitably qualified engineers - the biggest threat to delivering the full ...
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 ...
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Saudi Arabia May Get US F-35 Fighters

The Trump administration is mulling over Riyadh’s request to procure as many as four dozen F-35 Lightning II fighter jets.
Activists have launched a global campaign to undermine production of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, one of the crown jewels of the U.S. air force. Across the world, activists ...
For many, the pricetag of the F-35 has been its Achilles heel. With the program's total cost now at a baffling $1.7 trillion, the Lightning II easily cleared the bar to become the most expensive ...
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has deployed twelve of its F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters this week. They are ...