The Marine Corps’ F-35B iteration is certainly the most complex mechanically of the three Lightning II models. The US Marine Corps’ (USMC) specialized Joint Strike Fighter variant is quickly becoming ...

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 ...

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 542, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing participate ...

Going back to Raider ops for the pivot to the Pacific.

The USMC and the Royal Navy conducted hot-pit refueling exercises and took off from the HMS Prince of Wales—with the F-35B in its “Beast Mode.” While a Royal Navy F-35B Lightning stealth fighter from ...

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242), an F-35B Lightning II squadron, is currently participating in joint exercises with partner nations in the Indo-Pacific. Earlier this week, F-35B ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected on Friday to remove the threat of termination that has been looming over the Marine Corps version of Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 ...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) is roughly two-thirds through transforming into “an all fifth-generation fleet” consisting of the ...

JMSDF releases first images of JS Izumo's new rectangular flight deck as second-phase modifications progress, advancing its conversion into an F-35B "Lightning Carrier." The Japan Maritime ...