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 ...

An elite U.S. Navy test and evaluation squadron, the VX-9 “Vampires” based out of NAWS China Lake, are now flying the U.S.

While the F-35's per unit cost is similar to other modern fighters, its lifecycle expense is higher, although it offers ...

Lockheed Martin will build up to 296 F-35s as part of Lots 18 and 19, with first deliveries in 2026. Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) announced they reached a final agreement ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Navy is moving forward with an environmental impact statement as it considers home-basing F-35C Joint Strike Fighter aircraft at Naval Air Station Oceana, a shift that would ...

A United States nuclear-powered aircraft carrier capable of operating F-35C stealth fighter jets recently conducted what the Navy called "regular patrols" in the South China Sea, where China and ...

While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, a December Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report highlighted continuing ...

Lockheed Martin said it set a record delivering 191 F-35 Lightning II jets in 2025, clearing backlog deliveries in the process, with a global fleet that now counts 1,300 aircraft. Lockheed Martin ...

Billed as the most expensive fighter jet in the world, the F-35A Lightning II costs about $82.5 million per jet, with the engine alone costing around $20.4 million. The F-35 program's lifetime cost is ...