Buying an F-35 is a lot like buying a Tesla. Buyers are locked into an ecosystem with complicated software that’s required to operate the vehicle.

US lawmakers from both parties have recently expressed concern about discussions in the Donald Trump administration on ...

the rebuilt Lightning “performed like it was fresh from the initial production line”—a remarkable endorsement of both the repair process and the team behind it. The F-35 “Franken-bird ...

Minister of Defense Boris Pistorious shut down suggestions that Germany could reverse its decision to buy the F-35A Lightning II following ... equipment like the F-35 should technical and software ...

Harper’s government announced the acquisition but eventually that was put on hold because of the increasing cost and technical problems associated with the F-35. The Liberal government announced ...

NATO countries are reconsidering their F-35 purchases citing recent US actions and geopolitical tensions. Portugal, Canada, and Germany plan to review their contracts. New alternatives like Sweden ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.