The U.S. has the world's largest carrier fleet with 11 in service, while China ranks second with three and Japan has two ships being converted into carriers.

Additionally, the Marines plan to increase the number of F-35s from 10 to 12 per squadron. This will likely happen sometime ...

The US Marine Corps made a significant milestone by launching the first combat air strikes using the F-35C Lightning II aircraft on November 9 and 10. The operation was carried out by the Marine ...

What You Need to Know: The F-35C Lightning II, designed for carrier operations, saw its first combat use in November 2024. U.S. Marine Corps squadron VMFA 314, operating aboard the USS Abraham ...

The $100m (£74m) F-35C plane came down in the South China Sea after what the Navy describes as a "mishap" during landing on the USS Carl Vinson. The jet is the Navy's newest, and crammed with ...

The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S. Navy’s first low-observable carrier-based aviation platform. The F-35 is being purchased to replace the F/A-18C/D Hornet as the carrier strike group’s ...

Lockheed Martin announced the recent delivery of the 100th F-35C Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jet, marking a new milestone for the program after the delivery of the 1000th F-35 earlier ...

Meanwhile, the F-35C is meant to deter foreign adversaries. The advanced capabilities it offers to the U.S. Navy signal to adversaries that America’s naval service is not to be tested.

F-35 Sustainment Costs Still Too High, USMC Boss Says is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ...

A major operation was launched to recover the $100m (£74m) F-35C jet - the newest, most advanced in the US force. The aircraft ended up in at the bottom of the South China Sea following a landing ...

Photos published by the U.S. Navy showed the USS Carl Vinson is deployed with six additional F-35C stealth fighter jets.

The US Marine Corps made a significant milestone by launching the first combat air strikes using the F-35C Lightning II aircraft on November 9 and 10. The operation was carried out by the Marine ...