Japan plans to field a second F-35B squadron by the end of the decade, according to a Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) ...

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Pax River ITF completed an initial flight test integrating the AGM-158C LRASM onto the F-35B ...

U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin said on Tuesday it completed an initial flight test integrating a long-range ...

The global fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft has surpassed a combined 1 million ...

The F-35B Lightning II is the Marine Corps variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and features a vertical lift fan and pivoting engine nozzle to deliver vertical landing and short takeoff capability ...

The USS Tripoli will replace the USS America as the US's forward-deployed big deck amphibious ship in the Indo-Pacific and it ...

In an incident that thankfully did not have loss of life, a F-35B Lightning II stealth jump jet equipped with the important ...

The USMC's F-35B has completed its first test flights with the Meteor air-to-air missile, marking a key milestone for both ...

This is the F-35B Lightning II, one of the world's most maneuverable aircraft. With 40,000 pounds of thrust, it can take off and land vertically. Produced by Michael Torres Follow BI Video ...

F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 conducted flight operations Monday aboard amphibious assault ship USS America sailing in the Philippine Sea. America ...

One of the lesser-known Lightning II variants, the F-35B is nonetheless slated to become a core pillar of the Marine Corps’ ability to project power. Although commonly referred to in ...

Landing an F-35B Lightning II fighter jet aboard a ship at sea is not as simple as pulling alongside and then setting down from a hover. Numerous procedures, policies, and contingencies come into ...