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 ...

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 is keen on getting new pilots, with neither Tornado nor Typhoon experience, into the F-35 cockpit starting in 2028. Part of the thinking there is to have people operate the jet who do not ...

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

While wear, tear and environmental impacts on the cockpit’s canopy glass don't affect airworthiness, it impacts the ...

"This platform is proven and over 90% of the parts on this jet performing better than designed," said Chauncey McIntosh.

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

Lockheed Martin coined the term “fifth-generation fighter” in 2004 to draw the market’s attention to how the F-22 and F-35 defined a class of aircraft that packaged supersonic speed with a stealthy ...

GOP leaders are pushing to bring defense spending to greater than $1 trillion for the first time in U.S. history. The F-15EX ...

In 1990, the F-117 Nighthawk was the first warplane to use stealth technology. Now the B-21 Raider promises new leaps in ...

Marine F-35 and Air Force F-22 pilots operated for the first time last month as a joint fighting force in a digital training ...