Airframe BF-01 performed the F-35’s first vertical landing on Mar. 18, 2010, and the first vertical takeoff on May 10, 2013, at NAS Patuxent River. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take-Off ...

A squadron of Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets began arriving at an air station southeast of Hiroshima this week to replace the service’s first squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters deployed to Japan.

The F-35 Lightning II is a remarkable 5th-generation stealth fighter and one of the most advanced aircraft in the world. There are three models flown in the United States: The F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C.

The BF-01 aircraft soon to be put on display was actually the very first Lightning II to perform a vertical landing. There are several noteworthy museums in the United States that aviation buffs can ...

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands and takes-off on the Japanese Ship Izumo, October 3, 2021. This marks the first time a fixed wing aircraft has launched and landed on a Japanese ...

F-35B Lightning II fighter jets of RAF (Royal Air Force) and USMC (United States Marine Corps) takeoff and land aboard the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08). Filmed off the coast of ...

The last flight of the first F-35B Lightning II covered more than 500 miles at speeds considerably slower than Mach 1.6. And in this case it had to hitch a ride. The airframe of the fighter jet, known ...

The Air Force is considering expanding the F-35 Foreign Military Sales pilot training program at Ebbing Air National Guard Base. A public hearing will be Sept. 9, and the public comment period ends ...

Ten F-35s will be deployed to Puerto Rico to take part in the ongoing U.S. counter-narcotics operation in the Caribbean. Unidentified U.S. government sources stated to media that ten F-35 Lightning II ...

A pair of Venezuelan fighter jets made an aggressive low pass over a US Navy (USN) destroyer in the Caribbean Sea on 4 September, inflaming an already tense situation in the region. The US Department ...

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F-35s Will Be Deployed Against Drug Cartels in Caribbean, Marking Latest Escalation by Trump An F-35B Lightning II launches from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, Jan. 11, 2025. ...