Lockheed Martin flew the second short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing (Stovl) F-35B Joint Strike Fighter for the first time on Feb. 25. Aircraft BF-2 will be used from conventional up-and-away flight ...
Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two quasi-aircraft carriers.
The Joint Strike Fighter program achieved a milestone Aug. 8 when a short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing (Stovl) F-35 was the first of the developmental, stealthy fighters to release a weapon during a ...
The UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) have already received 35 of its planned 48 Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II – the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant – Trache 1 ...
Airframe BF-01 performed the F-35’s first vertical landing on Mar. 18, 2010, and the first vertical takeoff on May 10, 2013, at NAS Patuxent River. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take-Off ...
The F-35 is a true quarterback of the skies due to its unsurpassed interconnectivity capabilities. The F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet fleet achieved a major milestone this month, after its ...