A salvaged F-35A is cut in half with the volunteer help of a civilian saw manufacturing company March 31, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The aircraft was condemned after an accident and is ...

The Air Force's future budget plans, which it released last year, included proposals to buy 42 F-35As in 2026, 47 apiece in 2027 and 2028, and 48 in 2029. The service eventually wants to buy a ...

The Air Force is by far the largest operator of the F-35, and will eventually purchase a total of 1,763 of the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variants. This is a similar number to the US ...

Air Force F-35 Simulator Will Let Pilots Fly in Formation, Talk to Other Aircraft A formation flight of F-35 Lightning IIs over Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 20, 2016.

This is not the first recent crash of an F-35. One crashed in May while flying from Texas to Edwards Air Force Base in California. The pilot had refueled in New Mexico just before the crash.

At the Air Force’s Red Flag exercise several years ago, the F-35 made headlines for its ability to find, track and destroy a larger number of enemy fighters from long distances without being ...

Air Combat Command, or ACC, which oversees fighter aircraft units, has scaled back its 2021 air show requirements for the F-35 to ensure availability of jets for deployments and training.

The Air Force F-35 jet team that performs at air shows around the world has had to scale back appearances this year. The problem: a growing shortage of engines because of longer repair periods ...

F-35 advocates argue that its lower price tag and stealth make it a more versatile option than the F-15EX, a new version of the F-15 that can strike both targets in the air and on the ground.

No, it’s not the F-35 or F-22. The fastest aircraft, if you don’t count the Space Force’s X-37B spacecraft that can fly at speeds between MACH 16 and MACH 25, is the F-15E Strike Eagle.