These autonomous unmanned systems, operating with artificial intelligence, can be used as "loyal wingmen" by aviators.
PATUXENT RIVER, Md.— The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Patuxent River completed a key tactical demonstration showing F-35 Lightning II pilots directing multiple Collaborative Combat ...
History is filled with military aircraft that looked like expensive miscalculations long before they ever saw combat.
As combat drones continue to move from the laboratory to the battlefield, the US Navy is exploring how to use a digitally ...
The US Navy has digitally integrated autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft with Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters ...
The Joint Simulation Environment is playing a key role in developing tactics and operational concepts for integrating Collaborative Combat Aircraft with ...
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In a record-breaking year for the F-35 Lightning II program, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered 191 F-35s in 2025, surpassing the previous delivery ...
The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II are usually separated by mission, geography, and even service culture, so when they ...
Lockheed Martin delivered a record 191 F-35s in 2025 as more allies join the program, even as sustainment costs and fleet ...
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F-35 Breaks Delivery Record in 2025

Annual production now running five times faster than any other allied fighter.