F-35 Lightning II - Joint Strike Fighter

Navy officials declared Thursday that the Lightning II aircraft carrier variant has achieved initial operational capability.

The Marine Corps' F-35B Joint Strike Fighters led a big part of the campaign to demolish ISIS terrorists in recent months.

The F-35B achieved another first on an at-sea deployment after conducting training strikes with an external ordnance load.

The Marine variant has a shorter-than-expected service life, while the Air Force version's cannon has alignment issues.

The U.S. Air Force is not backing away from future F-35 Joint Strike Fighter orders in favor of the potential F-15X program.

Maj. Rachael Winiecki, of the 461st Flight Test Squadron, became the first female test pilot to lead an F-35 mission.

The U.S. Navy is on track to reach critical milestones and declare its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters ready for combat next month...

The Strike Fighter Squadron 147 "Argonauts" completed carrier qualifications Wednesday.

The GAO told lawmakers the Navy and Marine Corps may have difficulty meeting Mattis' goal of an 80 percent readiness rate.

The Navy plans to move its Eglin based F-35 Lightning aircraft to California.