A, the Navy’s F-35C and Marine Corps F-35B don’t carry an internal cannon – and that’s by design, not mistake. -Structural demands for STOVL operations, carrier landings, larger wings, and extra ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter recently saw its first combat action in a series of airstrikes against Houthi rebel weapons storage sites in Yemen. -Operating ...

A Marine F-35C readies to launch from the deck of the carrier Abraham Lincoln. (1st Lt. Charles Allen/Marine Corps) Marines recently carried out the service’s first combat strikes using the F-35C ...

The F-35 Lightning II aircraft presently comes in three versions (not including the ones meant to be used by allies). In American hands, the Lockheed Martin aircraft is available in F-35A, F-35B, and ...

The US Marine Corps made a significant milestone by launching the first combat air strikes using the F-35C Lightning II aircraft on November 9 and 10. The operation was carried out by the Marine ...

Marine Lt. Col. Michael O’Brien, center, and Maj. Robert Ahern prepare to conduct aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean, June 17. (Lance Cpl. Gadiel Zaragoza/Marine Corps) A Marine aviation squadron ...

Marine Corps pilots from Miramar flew F-35C Lightning II stealth jets in combat for the first time, striking Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen, the Navy reported Wednesday. The jets from ...

The Navy is immersed in the third round of developmental testing of its F-35C, the services' first-ever stealthy carrier-launched multi-role attack fighter -- slated to be operational in 2018 The Navy ...

Four Marine Corps F-35C Lightning IIs flew from California to Australia last month, the first time the stealth jets made the 7,800-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, according to the service. The ...

Key Points and Summary – The F-14 Tomcat was built for a specific Cold War nightmare: long-range Soviet bombers and cruise ...