Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the US 5th generation stealth fighter, the F-35B Lightning II. Flown by ...
The Marine Corps’ F-35B iteration is certainly the most complex mechanically of the three Lightning II models. The US Marine Corps’ (USMC) specialized Joint Strike Fighter variant is quickly becoming ...
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 ...
The exercise demonstrates how NATO allies can extend their combat capabilities by operating from locations outside ...
During the 2026 MCAS Cherry Point Air Show, The Aviationist interviewed F-35B pilot Major William Horn about expeditionary ...
As part of this exercise, on Tuesday the Spanish Air Force announced that EF-18M fighter jets from Wing 12 have been deployed ...
I remember when I first saw images of an AV-8B Harrier jump jet landing on the deck of some ship lost in the surrounding ...