Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two ...

Despite radius and payload constraints, the F-35B is well-suited to meet the Marine Corps’ operational demands. Out of the three Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II variants, the F-35B, in use with the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its latest move to fortify defenses as tensions in the region grow. The new ...

The three Royal Navy F-35Bs will be put through an extensive inspection of airframe and substructure for any corrosive damage, following which those parts ...

Venezuela’s air defense network is nowhere near as sophisticated as a peer competitor’s. Yet Washington must not enter a conflict against Caracas believing it would be a cakewalk. Hostilities between ...

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 ...

The draft defense budget sets a new spending record for the 12th straight year amid mounting regional threats and U.S.

The United States has deployed additional F-35 fighter jets to Roosevelt Roads Air Base in Puerto Rico, marking the largest known concentration of fifth-generation fighters ever stationed on the ...