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.

Increasing national security, the United States Navy is looking to upgrade some of its fighter jets. The Navy is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, as they plan to ...

The F-35 Lightning II is not just one jet - it's three powerful variants designed for completely different missions. But what exactly separates the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C? And why did 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 ...

LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — A pilot was safe after an F-35C fighter jet crashed near a central California naval installation on Wednesday, officials said. Sam Darnold and Seahawks advance to Super Bowl ...

An F-35C Lightning II prepares to launch off the USS Carl Vinson in the Middle East on April 10. (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Isaiah Goessl/U.S. Navy via AP) The pilot safely ejected before a ...

Key Points and Summary - The Navy’s secretive F/A-XX isn’t a luxury add-on to the F-35C but a necessary leap for Pacific warfighting. China’s emerging carrier fighters and long-range “carrier-killer” ...

Today, the US military is locked into a fifth-generation warplane that is overpriced, underperforms, and periodically falls out of the sky without ever meeting the enemy in combat. In what is becoming ...

LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — A pilot was safe after an F-35C fighter jet crashed near a central California naval installation on Wednesday, officials said. Authorities received a report that a military jet ...

A pilot was safe after an F-35C fighter jet crashed near a Central California naval installation on Wednesday, officials said. Authorities received a report that a military jet had crashed and was ...