NatGeo's 'Top Gun: The Next Generation' Will Go Behind the Scenes of Elite Naval Aviator Training Would-be naval aviators won't be competing against each other, but they will be competing to fly the F-35C Lightning II, the...
Marine Corps F-35 that Crashed in South Carolina Forest Last Month Has Finally Been Cleaned Up, Officials Say After weeks of cleanup in the warm early fall South Carolina weather, officials said that "recovery and environmental...
New F-35s Are Being Test-Flown Again Following Texas Crash The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office announced last month that engineers had identified a "rare system phenomenon" in...
After Crash Suspended F-35 Deliveries, Program Clears Hurdle The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office announced Friday that engineers have identified a "rare system phenomenon" in F135...
Pilot Error During a Fast Maneuver Blamed for F-35C Crash Aboard Carrier The crash injured the pilot, as well as five sailors on the carrier's flight deck.
Deliveries of F-35s and Engines on Hold in Latest Fallout from Texas Crash The halt in deliveries comes three weeks after an F-35B Lightning II crashed during a vertical landing at a Naval Air Station...
Military Grounds Some F-35s Following Crash in Texas Some models of the F-35 Lightning II are being investigated and grounded by the military services following a crash in Texas...
Airman Who Rocketed Out of F-35B After Botched Runway Landing Released from Hospital The incident in North Texas follows several F-35 crashes and mishaps this year.
F-35 Anniversary Marks a Major Inflection Point for the Fighter Jet The F-35 is currently a cornerstone of America's ability to project power in the skies.
Air Force's F-35s Flying Again After Ejection Seat Worries Grounded Fleet Earlier this year, Martin-Baker, a U.K. manufacturer, identified a problem with explosive components used to launch the...
Pentagon Again Expanding Military Border Zones, This Time in Arizona The newest military zone in Arizona -- the fourth border zone created by the Trump administration -- will encompass 140 miles...
Football Dreams Led to 'Fat Boy Flight' and an Over-40-Year Air Force Career In 1971, as a high school senior and captain of the football team, I assumed a college athletic scholarship was in my future...
US Contractors Say Their Colleagues Are Firing Live Ammo as Palestinians Seek Food in Gaza Two U.S. contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity because they were revealing their employers’ internal...
Tensions Are Rising Between Russia and Azerbaijan. Why Is This Happening Now? Deaths of ethnic Azerbaijanis rounded up by police for decades-old murders in a Russian city. The crash of an Azerbaijan...
Army Creating New Artificial Intelligence-Focused Occupational Specialty and Officer Field Service planners are moving to establish a new enlisted military occupational specialty focused on artificial intelligence...
![F-35A Lightning II "dedication pass" maneuver.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-08/mil-F35A-dedication-pass-1800.jpg?itok=idoJiKOr "A member of the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team performs the "dedication pass" maneuver during a demonstration practice near Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 20, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner)")
