Japan is converting two naval vessels into aircraft carriers to bolster its defense posture in its southwestern islands.

As of January, nearly 1,300 F-35 stealth fighter jets have been delivered to the U.S. and its allies and partners.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts an aerial demonstration during the 2025 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show in ...

The Marine Corps’ F-35B iteration is certainly the most complex mechanically of the three Lightning II models. The US Marine Corps’ (USMC) specialized Joint Strike Fighter variant is quickly becoming ...

Lockheed Martin said it set a record delivering 191 F-35 Lightning II jets in 2025, clearing backlog deliveries in the process, with a global fleet that ...

Finland has gained access to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jet. Eventually the nation hopes to have 64 such ...

When the F-35 has to take off on a short runway, it uses a sloped runway that looks like a ski jump to help it get in the air ...

The UK decision to switch acquisition of some F-35B fighters to the F-35A was controversial, with likely delivery timelines ...

Venezuela’s air defense network is nowhere near as sophisticated as a peer competitor’s. Yet Washington must not enter a conflict against Caracas believing it would be a cakewalk. Hostilities between ...

The milestone year came as the F-35 program reached one million cumulative flight hours and introduced its most advanced ...

Lockheed Martin will build up to 296 F-35s as part of Lots 18 and 19, with first deliveries in 2026. Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) announced they reached a final agreement ...

All three of the F-35 Lightning variants are particularly formidable. The Royal Air Force’s F-35B contingent has taken center stage at the ongoing multinational Exercise Falcon Strike 25. F-35s are ...