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The F-35B is the only version of the Lightning II that can hover and land vertically, and it looks unreal when it does it.

Unit insignia of U.S. Navy Air and Test Evaluation Squadron 9, based out of China Lake, California, was recently spotted on ...

All three of the F-35 Lightning variants are particularly formidable. The Royal Air Force’s F-35B contingent has taken center stage at the ongoing multinational Exercise Falcon Strike 25. F-35s are ...

Lockheed Martin said it set a record delivering 191 F-35 Lightning II jets in 2025, clearing backlog deliveries in the process, with a global fleet that now counts 1,300 aircraft. Lockheed Martin ...

HMS Prince of Wales (R09) launched F-35B Lightning II fighters in the Mediterranean Sea during NATO exercise Falcon Strike, which spanned Nov. 3-14, 2025. Royal Navy photo The U.K. Carrier Strike ...

Greece and Singapore are expected to adopt F-35 Lightning II variants by 2030—but the aircraft’s large and growing price tag has driven away other potential customers. Two key US allies are set to ...

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 ...

Ground crew attend to an RAF F-35B during Exercise ‘Red Flag' in the US. The MoD is now investing heavily in engineering personnel to support the Lightning Force ...