The F-35’s future: What new weapons, systems are coming to the stealth fighter? [Video]

If the F-35 is going to keep up with technological advances from near-peer militaries, it’s going to need new options for pilots from the US and its partners. So, what will that look like?

In part three of our F-35 roundtable video series, Breaking Defense’s Aaron Mehta, Valerie Insinna and Michael Marrow, alongside analyst JJ Gertler, take a look at what new capabilities the F-35 could get in the near-future, including how Combat Collaborative Aircraft could play into the equation. After that, the panel dives into the thorny question of how the program can manage the sustainment challenges to come.

Want to catch up on the rest of the conversation? Make sure to check out parts one and two of the series:

• Part 1: The past, present and future of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
• Part 2: How power and cooling could define the F-35’s next era