Key Points and Summary - The F-35A Lightning II has been certified to deliver the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb, transforming America’s premier 5th-generation fighter into a strategic deterrent.

The recent exercises followed last year’s 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, in which a B-2 Spirit successfully sank a decommissioned Austin-class amphibious transport dock. A United States ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted with a reminder of U.S. military firepower upon touching down at Alaska‘s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for his summit with President Donald Trump. Two U ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The historic meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a hint of Missouri flair on Friday afternoon. Just after the two leaders shook ...

1. The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) is a technologically cutting‑edge multirole stealth fighter aircraft. Originally conceived in the 1990s by the US Department of Defense, the UK is ...

The United States has disclosed details of its airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites in June, revealing how F-35 stealth jets "kicked down the door" to carry out the bombings. Newsweek has contacted Iran ...

ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England—Lockheed Martin needs to make progress on a host of delayed upgrades to the F-35 fighter jet before the Pentagon will return to buying the jet in planned levels, the ...

Combat aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin remains confident in the long-term prospects for its marquee F-35 stealth jet, despite attempts at the Pentagon to reduce US acquisitions. Although the US ...

The F-35’s multirole design prevents it from excelling at close air support—yet the fighter jet is well-suited to missions in contested airspace, which competitors like the A-10 Warthog are not.