When the F-35 has to take off on a short runway, it uses a sloped runway that looks like a ski jump to help it get in the air ...
In Operation Highmast, American, British, and Japanese warships capable of launching F-35 fighter jets will participate. The United States and its NATO allies are preparing for a wide-scale military ...
Airframe BF-01 performed the F-35’s first vertical landing on Mar. 18, 2010, and the first vertical takeoff on May 10, 2013, at NAS Patuxent River. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take-Off ...
The first fighter jet intended for deployment aboard Japanese aircraft carriers has reportedly completed its maiden flight, as the United States ally strengthens its defenses against China. The ...
The UK’s decision to acquire the F-35A fighter, shifting to a split A and B fleet, caused significant controversy.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its latest move to fortify defenses as tensions in the region grow. US will ...
As the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the F-35 platform was conceptualized to fulfill the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s advanced short take-off/vertical landing ...