Although another F-35 Lightning II crashed during a training flight on Friday, the fifth-generation aircraft is noted for having fewer mishaps than many other warplanes ...

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.

Day-to-day restrictions on supersonic flight won't stop pilots from pushing the F-35 to the limits in combat, an F-35 test ...

The F-35A completed ground vibration testing and fit checks at Edwards Air Force Base ahead of the beginning of flight testing. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has announced the completion of a ...

In a significant safety milestone, a deployed U.S. Marine Corps F-35 stealth fighter squadron has successfully logged nearly 5,000 flight hours without a single mishap. This achievement not only ...

After accepting its first two stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin in December, Poland has begun training its initial cohort of F-35 Lightning II pilots at a US Air National Guard Base in the state ...

Pulling back the curtain on the Joint Strike Fighter.

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Lockheed Martin announced Monday that the global F-35 fleet, the Department of Defense's most advanced fighter, has surpassed 1 million flight hours since beginning operation in ...

Maj. Rachael Winiecki, 461st Flight Test Squadron F-35 test pilot, and Airman 1st Class Heather Rice, 412th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, pose for a photo right after Winiecki landed her F ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Foreword / Capt. Charles Thomas (Tom) Burbage -- Preface / Jeffrey W. Hamstra -- Chapter 1. F-35 program history : from JAST to IOC / Arthur E ...

A one-of-a-kind F-35 stealth fighter built from two wrecked aircraft is set to make an unprecedented return to the US Air Force's operational fleet. The so-called "Franken-bird" was restored through a ...