The US Navy's variant of the F-35 Lightning II has completed its first successful landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier. The test was conducted yesterday, as an F-35C snagged one of the four ...

On October 9, an F-35C carried out a successful landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The object dangling in the back of the F-35C is the tailhook, which snags hold of ...

Video footage emerged showing an apparently recent close encounter between U.S. and Russian forces in the Pacific Ocean. The video shows a Russian Navy Il-38N, NATO reporting name ‘May ...

-This marked the debut of the carrier-capable F-35C, adding to the combat record of the F-35 program. With foldable wings, a larger wingspan, reinforced landing gear, and enhanced ...

A Russian Il-38N spy plane flew dangerously close to the USS Carl Vinson, prompting a swift response from US Navy F-35s and F ...

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 ...

March 20, 2025: The U.S. Marine Corps is making several changes to its F-35 force. The number of carrier based catapult launched F-35C carrier based aircraft is being increased from 67 to 140. At the ...

A new fighter jet has been added to this year's Columbus Air Show (CAS). The CAS announced that the U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II Demo Team will join the list of scheduled performers at the air ...

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Pax River ITF completed an initial flight test integrating the AGM-158C LRASM onto the F-35B Lightning II, following the first test on the F-35C in September 2024.

F-35 Lightning IIs from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and Republic of Korea Air Force flight in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) during integration ...