After losing the contract for the next-generation fighter, Lockheed Martin has a new plan: a massive upgrade for the F-35, nicknamed the “Ferrari F-35.” The initiative aims to “supercharge” the ...

Lightning II is one of the most modern jets in the world today, with the Air Force receiving its first low rate production delivery in 2011. The primary contractor for this jet is Lockheed Martin, ...

Japan received its first batch of TR3 F-35s in April. Credit: U.S. DoD In April, the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) accepted its first three Lockheed Martin F-35As with the Technical Refresh ...

Japan's aircraft carrier JS Kaga completed sea trials off the California coast Friday. The light aircraft carrier was refitted with a flight deck to carry F-35B stealth fighters.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense is reviewing plans to temporarily train F-35B Lightning II fighter jets at Nyutabaru Air Base ...

Japan has an order for over 100 F-35As and more than 40 F-35Bs, which can be operated from its Izumo-class destroyer vessels. The UK has bought Bs for its Queen Elizabeth-class carriers.

A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcons and a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A Lightning II participate in an “Elephant Walk” at Misawa Air Base, June 22, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by ...

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) moved one step closer to officially operating an aircraft carrier after a United States Navy F-35B Lightning II landed on the JS Kaga (DDH-184) for ...