EGLIN AFB -- History was made at Eglin Air Force Base on Thursday, as the very first F-35A testing squadron was created. Leadership from across the Air Force held a ceremony in one of the base's ...

Switzerland has finalized a 36-aircraft F-35A purchase, concluding a hotly debated procurement process. Though competitors like the Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter offered established platforms ...

A second squadron of F-35A Lightning IIs landed Thursday at Kadena Air Base, joining other F-35s and F-15E Strike Eagles on rotational duty with the 18th Wing on Okinawa. The multirole stealth ...

Then on June 8, 2020, the nose landing gear on another F-35A, known as AF-211, failed on landing at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, resulting in severe damage to that warplane, according to reports ...

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The F-22 Raptor jet fighter may eventually get replaced by the F-35A Lightning II, but that won't be for quite some time. After already investing $67.3 billion into developing the F-22 ...

An F-35A from Eielson AFB crashed in Alaska on January 28, 2025. We’re revisiting the dramatic footage and how the pilot managed a safe ejection in the final moments. Comedians react to Trump ...

F-35s at Hill Air Force Base The DOD has three variants of the aircraft: the F-35A, operated by the Air Force; the F-35B, operated by the Marine Corps; and the F-35C, operated primarily by the Navy.

In that event, an F-35A Lightning II, assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron, experienced an in-flight emergency and returned to base. The aircraft landed safely and parked when the front nose gear ...

The so-called "Franken-bird" was restored through a collaboration between airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, the F-35A Lightning II Joint Program Office ...

It has pieced together two F-35A Lightning II fighter jets ... One jet suffered a nose gear collapse at Hill in 2020, while the other dealt with an engine fire at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida ...