The thunderous roar of afterburners pierces the dawn as an F/A-18 Super Hornet catapults off the flight deck into the pale ...

Will the UK's Fleet Air Arm be cut down to size?

The Marine Corps is moving toward an all-F-35 tactical fleet as it phases out legacy Hornet and Harrier aircraft.

A damning letter from the MoD Permanent Secretary showed that 24 F-35B Lightning jets were deployed to the Middle East with ...

The UK sent a carrier to sea with 24 F-35s but spare parts for only 12, MPs reveal. PAC chair calls it "entirely unacceptable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Among the aircraft that could be employed in airstrikes against ...

UK F-35 faces corrosion challenges during carrier deployment. Credit: Amber Mayall/Royal Air Force LONDON —Corrosion is emerging as a growing concern for the UK fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint ...

Britain's F-35 fighter fleet is set to carry US-made glide bombs as an interim measure until delayed F-35 software updates ...

An F-35B Lighting II prepares to take off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli in April 2026. (U.S. Navy) The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request seeks 85 F-35 ...