As of August 2025, Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s manufacturer, has delivered more than 1,215 F-35 stealth fighter jets of ...

The F-35 Lightning II platform is widely considered to be the most advanced fifth-generation jet of its kind in service today. From stealth and avionics to electronic warfare and data modularity, the ...

The Joint Strike Fighter, better known as the F-35 will cost a staggering $1.7 trillion during its operational lifetime. Find ...

Spain indefinitely suspends F-35 fighter jet plans, opting for European alternatives like Eurofighter Typhoon and FCAS amidst ...

Spain has considered adopting the F-35B, the STOVL variant that is employed by the Royal Navy, the Italian Navy (Marina Militare), and which is now being acquired by the Japanese Maritime Self Defense ...

Lockheed Martin CEO James Taiclet has made clear his plan is to “create a best-value bridge” from today’s fifth-generation fighters to the sixth-generation Boeing F-47, winner of the U.S. Air Force’s ...

Major buyers include NATO partners: the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Greece, Romania, plus ...

Three of the short take-off and vertical landing stealth fighters were ferried to Nyutabaru air base in Japan's southern ...

The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group will link up with the Japanese task group of the JS Kaga to practice combined ...

Japan received its first three F-35B Lightning II fighters Thursday, with a fourth being delayed due to maintenance and ...

The first three F-35B Lightning IIs have finally been delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The Japan Air Self ...