The F-35's presence could play a major role in inland attacks on cartels if the Trump administration chooses to escalate.

The roar of the RAF F-35B flying low over RIAT 2024 was absolutely unreal. I captured the action from the best spot I could ...

The first three F-35B Lightning IIs have finally been delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The Japan Air Self Defense Force Article (JASDF) announced the arrival of its first three F-35B ...

After months of delay, the first Japanese F-35Bs are on the way to their new home and were spotted during a stop in Hawaii. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) ...

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 ...

A squadron of Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets began arriving at an air station southeast of Hiroshima this week to replace the service’s first squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters deployed to Japan.

Despite radius and payload constraints, the F-35B is well-suited to meet the Marine Corps’ operational demands. Out of the three Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II variants, the F-35B, in use with the ...

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II lands at Nyutabaru Air Base in Kyushu in August 2025. (JASDF) Japan has deployed its first three Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ...

TOKYO — Japan's first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its latest move to fortify defenses as tensions in the region grow. The new arrivals ...

As the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the F-35 platform was conceptualized to fulfill the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s advanced short take-off/vertical landing ...