An elite U.S. Navy test and evaluation squadron, the VX-9 “Vampires” based out of NAWS China Lake, are now flying the U.S.

Lockheed Martin said it set a record delivering 191 F-35 Lightning II jets in 2025, clearing backlog deliveries in the process, with a global fleet that now counts 1,300 aircraft. Lockheed Martin ...

Key Points and Summary - The F-35 is really three aircraft—A, B, and C—with a fourth, Israel’s custom F-35I Adir, proving how adaptable the Lightning II has become. -Beyond stealth, its edge is sensor ...

The U.S. maintains a persistent presence of aircraft carriers in the western Pacific to counter China's naval threat.

Diving deeper into the last true 'pilot's fighter jet' of naval aviation.

Lockheed Martin will build up to 296 F-35s as part of Lots 18 and 19, with first deliveries in 2026. Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) announced they reached a final agreement ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Navy is moving forward with an environmental impact statement as it considers home-basing F-35C Joint Strike Fighter aircraft at Naval Air Station Oceana, a shift that would ...