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.

The F-35 Lightning II is an advanced multirole combat aircraft with enhanced stealth capabilities and a weapons payload that combine to make it one of the most capable fighter jets in the skies today.

The F-35 Lightning II, a fifth-generation American fighter, is a multi-role aircraft designed for air superiority, precision ...

As of August 2025, Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s manufacturer, has delivered more than 1,215 F-35 stealth fighter jets of all types. Today, the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet is the most ...

F-35 fighters are designed to fight a high-tech war against a near-peer adversary. The US military is using them to combat drug smugglers. By Jeff Schogol Published Sep 19, 2025 4:07 PM EDT The F-35 ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. finalized a federal contract to produce nearly 300 more F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, which will be assembled in Fort Worth. The U.S. Department of War announced the contract, ...

The F-35 Lightning II is perhaps the best example of the indomitable human spirit. Regarded as the most advanced fighter jet to date, this aircraft is truly one of the pinnacle weapons of any military ...

Rheinmetall is to build F-35 fuselages at new Weeze facility in Germany (Northrop Grumman) Rheinmetall is to shortly begin building fuselage sections for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint ...