They combined the cockpit from an F-35, which experienced an engine failure on the runway, with the aft fuselage from another F-35, which suffered a nose gear failure. On Jan. 24, 2025, our friend and ...

U.S. Navy fighter pilot Jeff “Bangs” Fellows was out of munitions – but not out of the fight. In any other fighter jet, he might have had reason to head back to base and wait to see how the training ...

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 ...

Lt. Col. Christine Mau is no stranger to making history. She entered the Air Force after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 1997, just four years after combat exclusion was lifted ...

Concerning air superiority, the F-22 is more capable than the F-35. The F-22 should be more capable; it was designed exclusively as an air superiority fighter, and in that respect, the designers ...

A salvaged F-35 fighter made from two wrecked aircraft is set to return to the US Air Force's fleet. The restoration began in 2023. The jet took its maiden flight in January less than two years later.