F-35
America's Military Can’t Repair Its Own $1.7 Trillion Jet
Only about half of the U.S.’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets is operational at any time due to difficulties with repairs, which must go through contractors.
A $100M Advanced Fighter Jet Went Missing Flying Over South Carolina, and the Military Wants the Public's Help Finding It
An F-35 stealth fighter went missing in the skies after its pilot ejected, and the military is asking for the public's help to find it.
Watch a $130 Million F-35 Fighter Jet Absolutely Eat Shit
An F-35B crashed in Fort Worth, Texas. This happens more often than you’d think.
Leaked Video Shows Navy’s $100 Million F-35C Jet Crash on an Aircraft Carrier
One of the most expensive weapons ever made ate shit while trying to land and fell into the sea.
One of America’s $135.8 Million Fighter Jets Shot Itself
The F-35 is the most expensive weapon ever made. One just shot itself and did at least $2.5 million in damage.
Some Things We Could Have Done With the Billions Wasted on a Broken F-35
From coast-to-coast fiber broadband to student loan forgiveness, the program’s $1.5 trillion budget—with billions already spent—could go a long way elsewhere.
Now the F-35 Is Also an Anti-Nuke Weapon
The F-35 jet is an ever-expanding boondoggle, and now the Pentagon wants it to shoot down nukes.
Trump's new "Buy American" plan pushes diplomats to promote American weapons deals
Global defense spending is set to reach $1.67 trillion in 2018
Don’t sue Bombardier if you want to sell us fighter jets, Trudeau tells U.S. firm
Justin Trudeau says Boeing “is trying very hard to put thousands of Canadian aerospace workers out of work.”
This 1997 Flight Sim Let You Fly the F-35 Years Before It Was Ready
I first flew the F-35 as a nine-year-old.
How Trump Could Actually Make the US Air Force Great Again
In the absence of a more specific official policy, Motherboard asked US air power experts what they think the president-elect should do to improve the military's flying branch.