The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any sixth-generation fighter, and those new fighter tricks will likely first arrive in the form of the F-35.

The largest NATO bases with the most fighters are all US Air Force and US Navy bases, with some having more fighters than entire European air forces.

Iran's IRGC released a video claiming to have targeted a US F-35 fighter jet over its airspace. This follows reports of a US F-35 making an emergency landing after being struck, an incident under investigation by US Central Command.

The F-35 Lightning II was built by Lockheed Martin with major contributions from BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman in the 2010s What sets the F-35 apart from other fighter jets is its mix of stealth and supersonic cruise without afterburner It also features ...

The Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II is widely thought to be one of the most advanced fighter jets currently in existence. Across its three main variants — the F-35A, the F-35B, and the F-35C (U.S Navy) — the U.S. military alone operates more than 600 ...

Australia has extended the life of its Super Hornets, allowing it to cancel its final order of F-35s with the option to buy them another day.