A US Marine Corps squadron flying the F-35B stealth fighter has returned from a landmark five-month deployment to the Middle ...

The U.S. military has built up an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea. The Navy has eight warships in the region.

The last flight of the first F-35B Lightning II covered more than 500 miles at speeds considerably slower than Mach 1.6. And in this case it had to hitch a ride. The airframe of the fighter jet, known ...

The five-month deployment marked a win for the F-35 stealth jet, which has seen rising sustainability costs coupled with ...

Key Points and Summary - The F-35 is really three aircraft—A, B, and C—with a fourth, Israel’s custom F-35I Adir, proving how adaptable the Lightning II has become. -Beyond stealth, its edge is sensor ...

Despite radius and payload constraints, the F-35B is well-suited to meet the Marine Corps’ operational demands. Out of the three Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II variants, the F-35B, in use with the ...

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May ...

A British F-35B Lightning II made a precautionary landing in southern Japan this week while en route to a carrier taking part with U.S. and Japanese forces in a multinational exercise, according to ...

Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 31, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), receive their first F-35B Lightning II jet at Marine Corps ...

Japan is the largest F-35 operator after the United States, and its program of record calls for it to receive 105 F-35A models and 42 F-35Bs. After a delay that was announced in January, Lockheed ...

Three Lockheed Martin’s F-35Bs arrived Aug. 7, 2025, at Nyutabaru Air Base on the main island of Kyushu, Japan. Japan Air Self-Defense Force photo Japan received its first three F-35B Lightning II ...

The $2.8B contract funds 141 F135 engines for U.S. services and allies, securing production, spares, and upgrades through February 2028. Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a major contract, valued at ...