Key Points and Summary - The F-35 is really three aircraft—A, B, and C—with a fourth, Israel’s custom F-35I Adir, proving how adaptable the Lightning II has become. -Beyond stealth, its edge is sensor ...

No man (or person) is an island. What does this phrase mean? It means nobody is or can be self-sufficient; everyone relies on someone else for something. The same is true for countries — no nation is ...

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No man (or person) is an island. What does this phrase mean? It means nobody is or can be self-sufficient; everyone relies on someone else for something. The same is true for countries -- no nation is ...

The United Kingdom will purchase a dozen fifth-generation American fighter jets capable of deploying tactical nuclear weapons and join NATO’s airborne nuclear mission, the country’s prime minister ...

As of August 2025, Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s manufacturer, has delivered more than 1,215 F-35 stealth fighter jets of all types. Today, the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet is the most ...

An F-35A Lightning II performs a restricted climb over March Air Reserve Base in California during takeoff for a practice demonstration, April 11, 2025. The United States is deploying ten F-35 fighter ...

China's J-20 fighter is a stealthy, fifth-generation air-superiority fighter that frequently draws comparisons to other fifth-gen fighters the F-22 Raptor or the F-35A Lightning II. The J-20 — or the ...

A Japanese F-35A Lightning II made an emergency landing at a commercial airport in northern Japan on Wednesday, delaying two flights, according to a Japanese air force spokesman. The Japan Air ...

As global tensions rise, the Netherlands turns to commercial aviation to reinforce its F-35 pilot pool. A new agreement between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the Dutch Ministry of Defense will allow ...

An Air Force investigation has revealed that the recent F-35 crash in Alaska took place after water in the plane’s hydraulic fluid froze in the sub-zero temperatures. The US Air Force F-35A Lightning ...

PACAF’s investigation found water-contaminated hydraulic fluid froze and caused a landing gear malfunction, leading to the loss of an F-35A at Eielson AFB. An Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report ...