F-22 vs F-35: 2 fifth-generation fighters with unique strengths: speed and air dominance vs multirole flexibility. Discover what truly sets them apart ...

Heaving internal weapon bays helps the F-35 Lightning II maintain its stealth, keeping the radar cross-section small, but it ...

Each pilot’s HMDS helmet is custom-fitted, with millimeter precision, to ensure that the imagery aligns with the pilot’s pupils.

The BF-01 aircraft soon to be put on display was actually the very first Lightning II to perform a vertical landing. There are several noteworthy museums in the United States that aviation buffs can ...

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts an aerial demonstration during the 2025 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Air Show in ...

One of the most famous airplanes in the world, known as the “Queen of the Skies”. It was the first large wide-body passenger ...

The F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter faced worsening delivery delays in 2023 and 2024. A new GAO report said that the average delivery delay in 2024 was 238 late days. The F-35 has struggled with ...

September 8, 2025: In early September, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report bluntly titled “F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Actions Needed to Address Late Deliveries and Improve ...

The cost of the Pentagon’s modernization program for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet is more than $6 billion over original estimates, with the date of completion now five years later than the ...

The F-15 Eagle is a fourth-generation fighter that still has a relevant part to play in military strategies. This is even although fifth-generation fighters like the F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor ...

The ceremony, held at Davis-Monthan AFB in the presence of Airmen, families, retired personnel and senior officers, honored the “enduring heritage, from the squadron’s first combat missions over Oahu ...