It’s hard to find good news stories about the UK’s F-35B fighter jet these days. I keep looking because I believe the positive feedback from those who have flown it, but as delivery forecasts get ...

The Trump administration is mulling over Riyadh’s request to procure as many as four dozen F-35 Lightning II fighter jets.

Airframe BF-01 performed the F-35’s first vertical landing on Mar. 18, 2010, and the first vertical takeoff on May 10, 2013, at NAS Patuxent River. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take-Off ...

Doing anything for 5,000 hours without a mistake is great, much less flying an F-35. And an entire squadron having zero accidents for 5,000 hours? Incredible.

As one of the few fifth-generation fighter jets, the F-35 Lightning II is widely considered a highly advanced jet because of its stealth, multi-role capability, and sensor functionality. When Lockheed ...

The U.S. has long been recognized for its technological edge in developing battlefield weaponry. The design work for such platforms occurs years before a system ever sees the light of day and, even ...

The incident in Japan follows a similar episode in June, when a British F-35 Lightning II made an emergency landing in India—and was stranded there for several weeks. Only weeks after a Royal Navy ...

As deliveries continue, the JASDF has now started training operations with the F-35B Lightning II at Nyutabaru Air Base. The JASDF (Japan Air-Self Defense ...

Singapore is set to receive the first of its 20 F-35 fighter aircraft at the end of next year, marking an important step in the modernization of the city-state’s air force, according to the ...