The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S. Navy’s first low-observable carrier-based aviation platform. The F-35 is being purchased to replace the F/A-18C/D Hornet as the carrier strike group’s ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The F-35B Lightning II is the Marine Corps variant of the Joint ... short takeoff capability to expeditionary airfields. The F-35 will replace AV-8B Harrier IIs in the Marine Corps inventory.

The F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat ... providing a 360-degree view. These cameras feed imagery to the pilot’s helmet ...

The J-35 Gyrfalcon’s relationship with the F-35 Lightning II isn’t just adversarial. The two aircraft could be deemed “cousins.” J-35 Gyrfalcon: Doesn’t it Remind You of Something?

The F-35A Lightning II “Frankenjet,” assigned to the 4th Fighter Generation Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, returned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on March 26. (Capt. Nathan Poblete/U.S. Air ...

The American-made F-35 Lightning II platform is perhaps the most coveted fifth-generation platform in service today. Equipped with the latest and greatest sensors, radar, and avionics, the ...

The F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lighting II jets are futuristic and similar from the outside, like something you would unlock in a video game after putting in a cheat code. Both carry a sinister and ...