The United States has the world's most advanced fighter jets, with China also rapidly developing its own advanced ...

The F-35 Lightning II was built by Lockheed Martin with major contributions from BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman in the 2010s What sets the F-35 apart from other fighter jets is its mix of stealth ...

As of August 2025, Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s manufacturer, has delivered more than 1,215 F-35 stealth fighter jets of all types. Today, the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet is the most ...

Canada was long expected to buy the F-35 Lightning II to replace its aging CF-18 fighters—but political tensions with America, and a surprising offer from Sweden, have upended these assumptions.

Which aerospace giant will claim the throne for supremacy in fighter jet production?

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The U.S. Department of War ...