1. The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) is a technologically cutting‑edge multirole stealth fighter aircraft. Originally conceived in the 1990s by the US Department of Defense, the UK is ...

Key Points - The F-35 Lightning II's top speed of Mach 1.6 (~1,200 mph) is comparable to other fifth-generation stealth fighters like China's J-20 (Mach 1.7) and Russia's Su-57 (Mach 1.7). -While some ...

The F-35 program is delaying some of its planned Block 4 upgrades as it focuses on delivering capabilities as early as 2031. (A1C Eli Rose/Air Force) The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is scaling ...

In pursuit of a multirole mission, the F-35’s designers accepted trade-offs that reduced its stealth performance in exchange for significant improvements elsewhere. The US military has two stealth ...

A Houthi surface-to-air missile reportedly forced a US F-35 to take evasive action. The highly advanced F-35 is considered one of the top stealth fighter jets in the world. The aircraft, however, is ...

The Commander of the Finnish Air Force, provides some interesting insights into the progress of the F-35 program and outlines the goals for its upcoming integration. In an article recently published ...

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter, a 5th generation combat jet aircraft, is the most important US fighter program Elon Musk is slated to head up the Department of Government Efficiency and ...