By Lt. Col Dan Johnson Every July, as we pause to celebrate the birth of our nation, we are reminded that freedom is never ...

The F-35 Lightning II is among the most advanced stealth aircraft in the world, engineered to evade detection using radar-absorbing materials, reduced radar cross-section (RCS), and cutting-edge ...

The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base marked a major training milestone with the graduation of its 1,500th F-35 pilot, ...

Philippine Air Force (PAF) has officially acknowledged its active evaluation of Japan’s Mitsubishi F-2 multirole fighter jet ...

Emmanuel Macron promotes Rafale jets for European defense independence. He hints at reducing reliance on American aircraft. Macron's post follows disagreements with Donald Trump over NATO spending.

French President Emmanuel Macron has urged European nations to reconsider their dependence on American military equipment, specifically advocating for the replacement of F-35 fighter jets with ...

The United States is trying to charge Switzerland up to CHF1.5 billion more for 36 F-35 fighter jets that were ordered in 2021.

In a separate incident, two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters made a precautionary landing at Nyutabaru Air Base around 10 p.m. Tuesday, a Kyushu Defense Bureau spokesman said ...

The United States and its two treaty allies in Northeast Asia—Japan and South Korea—conducted a war game on Wednesday amid North Korea's threats. North Korea has previously denounced the U.S.-led ...

Exclusive: Marine and Air Force F-35 Pilots Detail Their Missions During the Exercise Formerly Known as Northern Lightning.

The F-35 program began its life in October 2001, just six weeks after the September 11 attacks. In the nearly 25 years since, the jet has proven itself not ready for prime time, both more ...

The upgrade will allow the F-35 Block 4 to be a “key enabler for collaborative combat aircraft going forward,” said McDonald. That referenced the US Air Force’s CCA program, which calls for ...