Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.

Military fighter jets come with a lot of history and the moniker of the F-35 Lightning II is no exception. Here's a dive into ...

While this formidable top-tier platform is widely considered to be one of the best jets to roam the skies, it is certainly ...

An F-35 Lightning II crashed during a scheduled training event at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, causing a massive ...

The US Air Force has successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II by merging two damaged jets, saving over $74 million.

Combining major structures from separate F-35s to build a fully operational plane is an Air Force first. Both these damaged jets would've otherwise ended up as ...

DRAMATIC footage has captured the moment a F-35 fighter plane spiraled out of control before it crashed and exploded into a ...

The pilot declared an emergency and ejected before the plane went down Tuesday afternoon, military officials said.

Authorities said in a press release that the crash happened at 12:49 pm at the base. The pilot is safe and was “transported ...

A United States Air Force pilot has been hospitalized after ejecting from an F-35 fighter jet that crashed at the Eielson Air ...

An Air Force pilot was forced to eject after their F-35 fighter jet crashed in a fiery explosion during a training exercise ...

Subsequently, the platform joined the Air Force in 2016 and the Navy in 2019. Notably, the F-35 is expected to represent ... which came before it, the Lightning II was designed to feature a ...