The South China Sea has become the modern equivalent of the Mediterranean during World War II—a contested waterway where ...

The U.S. Navy’s F-35C Lightning II has always looked futuristic, but its striking new chrome like appearance takes that image ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-86) “Sidewinders” has officially transitioned from the F/A-18 Super Hornet to the advanced F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter after ...

There’s much talk in the press today about whether the F-35 Lightning program, America’s primary fifth-generation warplane, has been worth the cost. Indeed, the technologically advanced bird has run ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Marine Corps made a significant milestone by launching the first combat air strikes using the F-35C Lightning II aircraft ...

The Navy and Huntington Ingalls Industries are beginning a massive upgrade and technical adjustment to its USS George Washington Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier -- to enable the ship to operate the F-35 ...

Baptism of fire for the F-35C during U.S. operations targeting Houthi threats in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region. F-35C deployed aboard USS Abraham Lincoln in the 5th Fleet AOR (Area Of ...