A second squadron of F-35A Lightning IIs landed Thursday at Kadena Air Base, joining other F-35s and F-15E Strike Eagles on ...

The F-35A’s advanced sensor package gathers and distributes more information than any fighter in history, giving operators a decisive advantage over all adversaries. Its tremendous processing ...

The F-35A warplane has been dubbed "Frankenjet" because of its construction using previously broken, non-functional materials. The Air Force's F-35 Joint Program Office conceived of the idea for ...

The F-35A Lightning II “Frankenjet,” assigned to the 4th Fighter Generation Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air ...

The Italian Air Force will also operate the B-variant. The F-35B has a Lift Fan ... weapon bay and less internal fuel capacity than the F-35A. It uses the probe and drogue method of aerial refueling.

Meanwhile, B-2 bombers have taken position at Diego Garcia, a rare move given their limited operational availability. Two Patriot batteries and a THAAD unit have also been reassigned from South Korea ...

involving at least one B-1B bomber, the South's defense ministry said, in a show of force against North Korean military threats. South Korean F-35A and F-15K fighter jets and U.S. F-16 fighters ...