The F-35 does incorporate advanced heat sinks and ducts, which reduce the IR signature—but not to the F-22’s levels. The result is that the F-35 is more susceptible to advanced IRST systems.

Explore the two most ambitious fighter jets of the Western world: the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II. These two fifth-generation aircraft represent the future of air combat, but each comes ...

Drop tanks come with one notable drawback: they can degrade the F-35’s stealthy profile to the point of compromising it entirely.

The F-35 fighter jets feature a highly advanced cockpit filled with advanced technology, dedicated to radar jamming, ...

The Triton is the size of a small private jet and highly expensive, but it can fly for 30 hours and cover 15,000 kilometres (an F-35’s range is about 2,200 kilometres).

The Pentagon is proposing to halve its planned F-35 buy and boost funding for the sixth-gen F-47 fighter jet —but many of its 2026 budget-proposal details hinge on the reconciliation legislation ...

Key Points – China’s J-20 “Mighty Dragon” and the US F-35 Lightning II, two of the world’s premier fifth-generation fighters, are built on different design philosophies. -The J-20, a ...

BDS Interim CEO Steve Parker’s ambitions for Boeing’s combat aircraft portfolio span into uncrewed systems, such as the MQ-28 Ghost Bat. Credit: Boeing The call came in to St. Louis at 9:34 a ...

For the first time in military aviation history, a Western-made F-16 fighter jet has shot down a Russian Su-35 in an air-to-air engagement. According to Bild, the incident occurred on June 7 over ...

The U.S. government has kept most things about the F-22 Raptor highly classified. But some things have come out over time about what it's like in the cockpit.

That, and other problems dogging Canada’s F-35 program, meant that the cost of the project is now $27.7 billion, according to Hogan’s report. That is nearly 50 per cent more than originally ...

A congressional lawmaker sought funding to help constituents battle F-35 noise pollution. The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation previously funded $50 million for noise issues but ...