Curious about the flap behind the F-35 Lightning cockpit? Learn what it does, why it opens, and how it supports the jet's advanced performance.

The F-35B Lightning II ... has smaller internal weapon bay and less internal fuel capacity than the F-35A. It uses the probe and drogue method of aerial refueling. The F-35's low observable ...

The head of Denmark's defense committee says buying American weapons is now a "security ... was addressing rumors that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II may have a "kill-switch" that allows ...

As rival powers develop increasingly capable air defense networks, the US military is working with defense firms to arm the F-35 Lightning ... jet's internal weapons bay to carry "aft heavy ...