The stealth fighters were involved in intercepting Russian drones that breached Polish airspace. It was the first time NATO aircraft had downed a Russian aircraft of any kind in alliance airspace.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. A Royal Navy F-35B — same type of aircraft now grounded at a ...

Weeks after they arrived in Puerto Rico, the F-35s were shown flying with live AIM-120Ds, AIM-9Xs and GBU-54s. The U.S. is now showing in official images the U.S. Marine Corps’ F-35Bs operating in the ...

Newly released photos show the United States and its NATO and Indo-Pacific allies staging a show of force in the Western Pacific with advanced F-35 stealth aircraft and their carriers. As part of the ...

China's J-35A fifth-generation fighter jet is in use with Beijing's military, new photos appear to show, as the U.S. turns its attention toward the Indo-Pacific and possible Chinese military plans for ...

Radar mountings in the nose of the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter are different for the current AN/APG-81 by Northrop ...

A Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II of the Italy Air Force parks at Los Llanos military air base during the Tactical Leadership Programme in Albacete, Spain, on Nov. 21, 2024. (Joan ...