A US defense official told Business Insider that the F-35C made its first operational combat flight last weekend.

The F-35 Lightning II is the world's most advanced and populous fifth-generation fighter, designed to ensure air superiority ...

According to the manufacturer, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, the J-20S is the first and only model of a twin-seat ...

Between missed readiness goals and rising costs, the Defense Department’s F-35 Joint Program Office likely has other stuff to ...

Selling the F-35 to Taiwan would heighten tensions with China, potentially provoking aggression without significantly ...

The GAO said that "none of the 15 tactical aircraft variants met their mission capable goals in fiscal year 2023." The watchdog report said that for the F-35, $7.46 billion for the Air Force ...

The J-20S is the first twin-seat fifth-generation stealth fighter, with rivals such as the US maintaining single-crew ...

In the past, we've done a deep dive into the different F-35 jet variants, including the F-35A, which is used by the Air Force, and the F-35B, which was designed for battles at sea and has ...

But the three F-35 variants were not alone. Seven of the Pentagon’s other tactical aircraft programs also failed to meet mission-capable goals for six years straight, and another five programs ...

F-35 stealth fighter jets have been failing to meet mission-capable ... The GAO said the F-35A, the fighter variant used by the US Air Force, "did not meet its mission capable goals in any of the ...

The GAO said that "none of the 15 tactical aircraft variants met their mission capable goals in fiscal year 2023." The watchdog report said that for the F-35, $7.46 billion for the Air Force, $2.75 ...

Ejection seat technology in advanced military jets requires advanced technology. Here's the science and tech behind the F-35 ejection seat.