Pentagon cuts back F-35 upgrades to slow schedule slips: AuditorsThe F-35's Block 4 upgrades are being trimmed back so the program can focus on what it can deliver in 2031.By Stephen Losey13 days ago
Key tests for latest F-35s will begin in 2026, two years after rolloutThis is the latest in a series of delays for the Lockheed Martin-made fighter, causing modernization efforts to slip further behind.By Stephen Losey7 months ago
F-35 deliveries resume, but upgrade delays have ripple effects“Don’t think that the TR-3 problems are over,” said Gen. James Hecker, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe.By Stephen Losey14 months ago
Lockheed running out of parking space amid F-35 delays, says watchdogA leading lawmaker says more than 100 undelivered F-35s could be parked at Lockheed Martin facilities, calling the situation "unacceptable."By Stephen Losey16 months ago
Upgraded F-35s fly with partial software as DOD hunts for delivery fixThe first TR-3 F-35's initial checkout flight comes as the Joint Program Office hunts for a way to accelerate deliveries, perhaps using interim software.By Stephen Losey22 months ago
Brett Crozier, ‘maverick’ fired as carrier CO, wouldn’t change a thingThe former CO of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, fired for his efforts to help his sailors, regrets nothing: "I did it out of love for my crew."By Geoff Ziezulewicz2 years ago
