Greece and Singapore are expected to adopt F-35 Lightning II variants by 2030—but the aircraft’s large and growing price tag has driven away other potential customers.

In warfare, versatility is critical to gain the upper hand. So when a capable fighter like the F-35 comes to light, all ...

The influx of new state-of-the-art aircraft over the remainder of the decade will complete the “progressive drawdown” of the ...

As of Monday, it was unclear which variant of the Lightning II was being deployed to Puerto Rico, from which base it would ...

The airframe of the fighter, known as the BF-01, was carried by a heavy-lift CH-53K King Stallion helicopter from NAS ...

As the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the F-35 platform was conceptualized to fulfill the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s advanced short take-off/vertical landing ...

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 F-35 Lightning II canopy closes from the front because of the STVOL variant, which has an exhaust and swivel nozzle behind the pilot's head.

The Swiss government remains committed to the F-35 despite price rises and tariffs, but will it stick to plans to purchase all 36 aircraft? Credit: Aldo Wicki/Swiss Department of Defense, Civil ...

An F-35C, assigned to the “Rough Raiders” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-125, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on May 5, 2023. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Carter ...

A US Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed in central California Wednesday near Naval Air Station Lemoore, according to a Navy press statement. The pilot ejected safely, and the cause of the crash, which ...