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Inside the F-35's cockpit system

At the most expensive defense industrial project in world history, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is more than just a fighter jet that doesn't appear on radar. The incredible fifth generation ...

The F-35’s helmet alone costs half a million dollars, and only a quarter of the fleet can fly: inside the jet’s spiraling costs

Half-million dollar helmets and falling readiness: why the F-35 program is facing its most expensive and difficult test yet.

Why Lockheed Martin's $2 trillion F-35 program is so expensive

With US defense spending set to exceed $1T in 2026, few programs reflect that scale better than Lockheed Martin's F-35 ...

The F-35 is getting a new brain, and the first Marine jets to receive it send a warning about the next war in the skies

The Marine Corps is upgrading F-35B jets with a new TR-3 computer "brain." See why this retrofit is a game-changer for air combat.