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

[Joel Vlashof] really likes VTOL fighter aircraft and is in the process of building a fully functional radio-controlled F-35B. The F-35 series of aircraft is one of the most expensive defence ...

The Marine Corps plans to double its buy of the carrier-borne F-35C variant and scale back its buy of the short-takeoff-vertical-landing F-35B, according to a new aviation plan from the service.

The Yakovlev Yak-141 was the Soviet Union’s ambitious attempt at building a supersonic vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter, designed to rival the F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18. Capable of carrier ...

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 ...

Though it never entered mass production, its successful test flights demonstrated the feasibility of VTOL and paved the way for future innovations like the Harrier jump jet and the F-35B.

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 ...