Why Does Top Gun Feature F-18 Super Hornets Instead Of F-35 Lightning IIs?

The selection of F/A-18 Super Hornets by Top Gun is based on special film needs and real-world flying considerations - but ...
The Aviationist

F-35As Deployed to Puerto Rico Now Moving Across the Atlantic

USAF F-35As deployed to Puerto Rico for the attack on Venezuela might now be part of what Trump called a ‘massive armada’ moving towards Iran. In recent ...
The National Interest

Another US Air Force Base in Japan Is Getting the F-35 Soon

The US Air Force is expected to station F-35 fighter jets at Misawa Air Base, a major base in northern Honshu.

Lockheed Martin Delivers Record F-35s as Pentagon Flags Backlogged Jets

Pentagon data show nearly half of last year's F-35 deliveries were delayed from prior contract years after upgrade pauses.
The Aviationist

F-35 Fighters Conduct Training Operations From Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport

Four Dutch F-35 Lightning II fighters and a tanker operated from the Netherlands’ main international airport, one of Europe’s busiest, during the NATO-led ...
KAKE

Aircraft had difficulty seeing each other before deadly mid-air crash near DC: NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday presented a cockpit visual simulation demonstrating what contributed to ...

Lockheed’s Record F-35 Jet Deliveries Last Year Come With Caveat

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s record F-35 deliveries last year come with a caveat: Slightly less than half of the 191 jets the US ...

The Problem Lockheed Martin Ran Into When Delivering The F-35 Last Year

When aircraft deliveries suddenly surge, air forces are forced to put aircraft into service faster than originally planned, stretching training pipelines and maintenance capacity. The effects ripple ...

Ebbing welcomes first Finnish F-35 under training partnership

The Finnish Air Force’s first F-35 has arrived at Ebbing, launching a multi-year pilot and maintenance training program ...