The F-35B Lightning II is the only stealth fighter capable of short takeoff and vertical landing. Designed specifically for the U.S. Marine Corps, it combines advanced sensors, stealth, and hovering ...

After months of delay, the first Japanese F-35Bs are on the way to their new home and were spotted during a stop in Hawaii. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) ...

US and Japanese forces are integrating the short-takeoff/vertical landing F-35B onto the JS Kaga. The Kaga is a destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier and Japan's first such vessel since World War II. A US ...

The planned delivery of the first six F-35B Lightning II fighters for Japan in FY2024 has now been pushed back to sometime during FY2025, Japan’s Defense Minister announced. The delivery of the first ...

Following reports about the cancellation of a landing aid for the SRVL technique on HMS Queen Elizabeth, a Govt minister has clarified that, though timelines have shifted, rolling landings are still ...

What You Need to Know: A Royal Air Force (RAF) F-35B has successfully landed on the Japanese flattop JS Kaga for the first time, marking another step in enhancing interoperability among allied forces ...

Aug. 7 (UPI) --The Japanese Air Self Defense Force on Thursday deployed its first three F-35B stealth fighters in southwestern Japan. The three stealth fighters were piloted by U.S. personnel as they ...

The Marines issued a flashy press release last week: “first operational F-35B conducts initial Vertical Landing.” It was an amateurish, somewhat slimy piece of hype. In one important way, the press ...

Marine Corps investigators blamed the pilot for the high-profile crash of a F-35B stealth fighter jet last year near Charleston, S.C., in which the plane continued to fly more than 60 miles after the ...

The US landed an F-35 stealth fighter on Japan's new aircraft carrier for the first time. US and Japanese forces are integrating the short-takeoff/vertical landing F-35B onto the JS Kaga. The Kaga is ...