Three U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter jets conduct a formation flight over Eglin Air Force Base, FL on February 1, 2019.

Officials say a pilot is safe after ejecting from an F-35C fighter jet near Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, on Wednesday. Here, the U.S. Navy's F-35C Lightning II Demo Team performs at the ...

F-35C Lightning II like the one seen here in November 17, 2024, crashed Wednesday in California. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI July 31 (UPI) --A U.S. Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed following an ...

The F-35C still retains significant advantages over the J-35. But on a comprehensive level, China might have an edge. China has passed an impressive milestone for its military. For the first time in ...

After Maj. Zachary Sessa launched his F-35C Lightning II's payload at Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen last year, the historical significance of the flight dawned on him. Nearly a year ago, ...

A U.S. Navy stealth fighter pilot was forced to eject from a $100 million F-35C Lightning II jet moments before the plane slammed into a California cotton field, say officials. Plumes of black smoke ...

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Davis, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, exits an F-35C Lightning II after returning from deployment Saturday at Miramar. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by ...

Today, the US military is locked into a fifth-generation warplane that is overpriced, underperforms, and periodically falls out of the sky without ever meeting the enemy in combat. In what is becoming ...

Attack, Experimental VFAX program, the Hornet was intended to replace the former A-7 Corsair II, the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, and the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs during the Cold War. The Hornet ...

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 ...