Japan is converting two naval vessels into aircraft carriers to bolster its defense posture in its southwestern islands.

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 ...

During the Royal International Air Tattoo, an RAF F-35B performed a series of low passes that immediately drew attention.

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 ...

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin—A Lockheed Martin F-35B with a keel damaged 2.5 years ago during a crash landing will be fixed and returned to the fleet, says the U.S. Air National Guard pilot who ejected from the ...

Lockheed Martin's F-35 production ramped up in 2025. Find out how many jets were delivered.

Last week's first KC-130J refueling for F-35B pilots was a step forward as the Marine Corps plans to field its first squadron of the stealthy fighters in Yuma, Ariz., in November. Two U.S. Marine ...

Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two quasi-aircraft carriers. Eighty years ago, following its defeat in World War II, Japan ...

Japan has taken delivery of its first Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighters. An initial batch of three jets were ferried by US pilots to Nyutabaru air base in Japan’s southern Miyazaki region on 7 ...