The F-35 Stealth Fighter is Getting a Very Long-Range Missile That Can Blind an Enemy’s Air Defenses

As rival powers develop increasingly capable air-defense networks, the US military is working with defense firms to arm the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter with a missile able to destroy these systems at long range. Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $34.7 million contract to modify the stealth jet’s internal weapons bay to carry […]

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