The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II demonstrates what true next-generation air power looks like. With a short take-off ...
A US Marine Corps squadron flying the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter has returned from a landmark five-month deployment ...
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 ...
As the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the F-35 platform was conceptualized to fulfill the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s advanced short take-off/vertical landing ...
The flight was intended to demonstrate “U.S. commitment to proactively deter adversary threats to the U.S. homeland," ...
Built by Lockheed Martin with major contributions from BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman, the F-35 Lightning II entered ...
A UK F-35B Lightning II prepares to take off from HMS Prince of Wales on July 29, 2025, on Operation Highmast 25 with UK and United States Marine Corps F35s in the background. UK Ministry of Defense ...
A Marine F-35B Lighting II fighter prepares to land at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport on Sept. 13, 2025, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The F-35 Lightning II is the U.S. military’s most advanced fighter ...
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242), an F-35B Lightning II squadron, is currently participating in joint exercises with partner nations in the Indo-Pacific. Earlier this week, F-35B ...