Cuts to F-35 Program to Prop Up New F-47 Next-Gen Fighter The U.S. Department of Defense is in penny-pinching mode when it comes to spending recommendations for its fleet of next-generation fighters.

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is considered a top fifth-generation fighter. Some US allies have questioned purchasing the jet, but most are sticking with it for now.

The F-35 was built to penetrate contested airspace defended by advanced air defenses. US Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Danny Whitlock Thinking about stealth aircraft Billie Flynn, a ...

The F-35 program produced three different types of F-35s: the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C. Only the F-35B comes with the LiftSystem installed, which means it is the only F-35 with STOVL capabilities.

The F-35 Lightning II doesn't need to engage other fighter jets in close proximity. It has weapons and sensors that can target aircraft miles away.

The active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings conducted an F-35A Combat Power Exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Jan. 6, 2020. The F-35 program is celebrating a milestone 1 million flight hours.

Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Rupiper. “The F-35 is a very capable weapon,” Aboulafia said. “If you misuse it by refusing to understand history, that’s one thing.

With heightened tensions between Europe and the United States over NATO and Ukraine, the myth of an F-35 "kill switch", which would supposedly allow the ...

A Marine Corps F-35 fighter jet crashed in Imperial County, California, after clipping the wing of a Marine KC-130 refueling tanker during a mid-air refueling, according to a Marine Corps ...

Back in November, fresh off the presidential election, Elon Musk took direct aim at the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Calling the $100 million-a-piece aircraft "obsolete" and a "jack of all trades ...

The F-35 Lightning II is the most advanced fighter jet in the skies today. The fifth-generation stealth aircraft is designed to take on adversaries in the air, on the ground, and in the seas with ...

However, the U.S. military remains by far the largest F-35 customer, with a total order of over 2,450 aircraft—including 1,763 F-35As for the Air Force alone.