The Ukrainian air force lost one of its ex-Danish Lockheed Martin F-16s on the type’s first action over Ukraine on Monday. Tragically, the pilot—Lt. Col. Oleksii Mes—died. The single-engine, ...

The first three F-35B Lightning IIs have finally been delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The Japan Air Self Defense Force Article (JASDF) announced the arrival of its first three F-35B ...

Key Points and Summary - Retiring USAF Chief Gen. David Allvin says Boeing has begun building the first F-47—the Air Force’s sixth-generation NGAD fighter—with a first flight targeted for 2028.

The last flight of the first F-35B Lightning II covered more than 500 miles at speeds considerably slower than Mach 1.6. And in this case it had to hitch a ride. The airframe of the fighter jet, known ...

Misawa Air Base has received the U.S. Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II fighters to be permanently based in Japan, beginning the transition from the F-16 to the fifth-gen aircraft. Misawa Air Base, ...

The 301st Fighter Wing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base took delivery of its first-ever F-35A Lightning II fighter jet earlier this month and marked the occasion with a First Aircraft ...

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team performs at Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo over Lakeland, Fla., April 9, 2024. A slate of upgrades to the F-35 known as ...

An F-16D Block 50 Viper piloted by Col. Alec “Bulldog” Spencer with Forbes writer Jim Clash in the backseat returns from a test sortie at Eglin AFB, near Destin, Florida, December 9, 2024. It was a ...