The Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 recently achieved the crucial certification. VFA-86, the third squadron of the U.S. Navy to be equipped with the F-35C Lightning II aircraft, ...
An F-35C Lightning II from VFA-86 performs a touch and go aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo MC2 Carson Croom / U.S. Navy) The F-35C enhances the carrier strike group’s ability to ...
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Pax River ITF completed an initial flight test integrating the AGM-158C LRASM onto the F-35B Lightning II, following the first test on the F-35C in September 2024.
The Pentagon said F-35C stealth aircraft took part in strikes against the Houthis last weekend. A defense official told BI that it was the first operational combat flight for the F-35C. The other two ...
What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-86) “Sidewinders” has officially transitioned from the F/A-18 Super Hornet to the advanced F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter after ...
A new fighter jet has been added to this year's Columbus Air Show (CAS). The CAS announced that the U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II Demo Team will join the list of scheduled performers at the air show ...
Marines recently carried out the service's first combat strikes using the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter during air ...
The photos, dated back to November 2022, show the second "chrome" F-35C with its peculiar mirror-like coating degraded over ...