National Security Journal on MSN

The F-35 stealth fighter 'kill switch' no one wants to talk about

The F-35 Lightning II has no kill switch — but Washington still retains enormous leverage over every foreign operator. The ...
Combat Aviator on MSN

F-35 under fire: Pilot wounded, stealth jet’s resilience tested

A United States Air Force F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter encountered hostile fire over Iranian airspace on March 19, 2024 ...

This Aircraft Defied A Decade Of Cost Overruns To Become The Most Widely Deployed Stealth Fighter In History

The F-35 is the most expensive weapons program in history and one of the most troubled. It is also the most widely deployed ...
The National Interest

How the Pentagon Let the F-35 Fail—but Kept Paying for It Anyway

Two recent Pentagon reports illustrate the myriad deficiencies of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program—but the company has never faced real consequences for it. America’s defense establishment has many ...
The Aviationist

Italy Approves First Multinational F-35 Pilot Training Center Outside The U.S.

The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third operational F-35 hub and a future multinational training center for NATO and partner nations. Italy’s Ministry of Defense ...