The F-35 Lightning II is not just one jet — it's three powerful variants designed for completely different missions. But what ...

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 ...

Marine aviation leaders are looking for upgraded weapons and munitions options for the Corps' growing fleet of F-35B and F-35C fighter jets.

These F-35Cs feature a curious mirror coating that covers much of the fuselage and the aircraft's fins. The nose (where the ...

The photographs, accompanied by an official description, identify the aircraft as belonging to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9). This squadron plays a crucial role in assessing and ...

Maj. Zachary Sessa didn’t expect to fly combat missions when he deployed last summer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with the Marine Corps’ first F-35C Lightning II squadron.

The final F-35C with Strike Fighter Squadron 101 “Grim Reapers” left Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, as the squadron deactivated after more than seven ...

A Navy pilot ejected from the F-35C Lightning II during the incident and was recovered from the water by a U.S. military helicopter. [Courtesy: U.S. Navy] The U.S. Navy has successfully recovered ...

TASS/. The US is deploying its multirole carrier-based F-35C Lightning II fighter jets in Japan to counter China’s People’s Liberation Army in the region, Japan’s Nikkei Asia reports.

This photograph released by the U.S. Navy shows an F-35C Lightning II launch off the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier while operating in the Middle East on April 10, 2025. This photograph released ...