A US defense official told Business Insider that the F-35C made its first operational combat flight last weekend.

All versions of the F-35, the world’s costliest weapons program, have failed to meet minimum combat readiness rates for six straight years, according to the watchdog agency for Congress. That ...

"TR-3 and Block 4 represent a critical evolution in capability and their full development remains a top priority for us," added Bridget Lauderdale, vice president and general manager of the F-35 ...

Gen. Michael Schmidt, F-35 program executive officer, told reporters last month. Of the 40 previous “top degraders” of readiness, 21 are no longer at the top, Schmidt said in September.

The F-35 will replace AV-8B Harrier IIs in the Marine Corps inventory. Designed to operate from austere bases and a range of air-capable ships with its short takeoff/vertical landing capability ...

The US-made F-35 stealth fighter has seen its first ever combat action, flying in an operation for the Israeli air force. The air force chief showed an image of jets over Beirut, Lebanon ...

Military airframer Lockheed Martin is ramping up deliveries of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter ... economics and military affairs.View full Profile ...

The exercise allowed both aircraft to test their close-range combat capabilities. -While the F-35 is a versatile multirole fighter equipped with advanced sensors and stealth technology ...

The pilot of a US Marines F-35 jet that went missing called emergency services from a South Carolina home where his parachute landed. In audio from the call, obtained by the BBC, the pilot told a ...

The US military designed the F-35 to fill roles for the Air Force, Marines, and Navy. US taxpayers could be on the hook for $1.7 trillion over the lifetime of the ambitious and versatile F-35 fleet.