The U.S. Navy has upgraded many of its smaller ships with F-35 support capabilities over the years, and 2026 sees another one ...

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any ...

The three Royal Navy F-35Bs will be put through an extensive inspection of airframe and substructure for any corrosive damage, following which those parts will be removed, repaired and reinstalled.

A U.S. F-35 fighter jet had to make an emergency landing at U.S. air base in the Middle East after it was struck by what is ...

The F-22 & F-35s system differences reflect the different time periods they were developed as well as different mission sets.

The U.S. Marine Corps operates 122 F-35B/C Lightning II aircraft introduced in 2016 as 5th-generation multirole stealth fighters. The MV-22 Osprey represents the largest single fleet with 310 active ...

Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two quasi-aircraft carriers. Eighty years ago, following its defeat in World War II, Japan ...

Lockheed Martin flew the second short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing (Stovl) F-35B Joint Strike Fighter for the first time on Feb. 25. Aircraft BF-2 will be used from conventional up-and-away flight ...

Singapore plans to operate a handful of both the conventional F-35A and the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is set to receive its first US-made ...

An RAF F‑35 pilot has carried out the aircraft’s first combat shoot-down for the UK, intercepting and destroying two hostile drones during an operation over Jordan this week. RAF F-35B shoots down an ...

In UK Defence’s modern air power structure, the two aircraft operate as part of a single Combat Air Force, bringing together fourth- and fifth-generation fighters under one command. Each aircraft cont ...