The 7 new squadrons, which would total 70 jets, would be based out of the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach or ...

The Navy is assessing the potential environmental effects that would happen if they transition from FA-18E/F squadrons to ...

The Navy's planned transition to F-35C squadrons at Naval Air Station Oceana is prompting an Environmental Impact Statement ...

After Maj. Zachary Sessa launched his F-35C Lightning II's payload at Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen last year, the historical significance of the flight dawned on him. Nearly a year ago, ...

A U.S. Navy stealth fighter pilot was forced to eject from a $100 million F-35C Lightning II jet moments before the plane slammed into a California cotton field, say officials. Plumes of black smoke ...

The Navy made aviation history Nov. 3 as an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducted its first arrested landing aboard an aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego. Navy ...

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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 ...

An F-35C Lightning II of U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 147 touches down at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi-Prefecture, Japan in November. File Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI ...

Today, the US military is locked into a fifth-generation warplane that is overpriced, underperforms, and periodically falls out of the sky without ever meeting the enemy in combat. In what is becoming ...

The Navy is assessing the potential environmental effects that would happen if they transition from FA-18E/F squadrons to F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter squadrons and are deciding between ...