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The Navy’s F-35 ‘Rust’ Fighter?

Key Points and Summary – Viral images of “rusting” F-35s aboard the USS Carl Vinson sparked a media firestorm, but the ...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Navy has begun to make plans to recover the F-35C fighter jet that crashed Monday after striking the deck of an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. The jet is the most ...
Prepare to witness the awe-inspiring potential of one of the world's most advanced multirole fighter jets.
The F-35 Lightning II fighter jet is the most expensive fighter procurement program in modern history. Pratt & Whitney, the engine manufacturer for the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet, recently ...
The United States Air Force has over 40% of the world's delivered F-35s and is set to remain the largest operator.
In a drone-and-hypersonic weapon-dominated future, manned fighter aircraft appear anachronistic. Yet this has not stopped the US Navy and Air Force from devoting enormous resources to fanciful ...
The F-35 production line at Fort Worth in Texas will be turning out Lot 18 jets from 2026, with Lot 19 to follow under a finalised production agreement announced on 29 September. (Lockheed Martin) The ...