One of these systems can be identified by the unusual-looking flap behind the F-35's cockpit, which at first glance might appear to cover some concealed tandem cockpit. What exactly is it ...

Germany expects to receive its first F-35s next year. Those will be based in the U.S. for training, with the first aircraft ...

In the dark skies above the Pacific, an F-35 Lightning II cuts through the night, its radar slicing through clouds and ...

For the F-35, it doesn’t specify the type of product ... 2024 showed reddish-brown patches on the spine, behind the cockpit. An Oct. 2019 press release from Hill AFB detailed a RAM maintenance ...

Six Russian military aircraft, including Tu-95s, Tu-142 and A-50, were tracked operating in the Alaskan ADIZ and were ...

A pilot can either tap a touchscreen on the cockpit avionics panel or press a single button on the F-35 control stick to choose among three feeds: real-time video of what’s going on outside ...

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In order for the F-35 to hover or execute a short or vertical take-off or landing, the pilot would have to engage the LiftSystem. In such instances, the lid behind the cockpit, where a 50-inch ...