Restoring the salvaged 'Franken-bird' F-35A Lightning fighter jet cost an estimated $6 million, a fraction of the $80 million ...

A brand-new F-35 costs about $80 million. The Franken-bird project, however, will cost U.S. taxpayers just $6 million—less ...

After accepting its first two stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin in December, Poland has begun training its initial cohort ...

After more than a year of work, engineers and maintenance experts from the US Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flew ...

Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.

Combining major structures from separate F-35s to build a fully operational plane is an Air Force first. Both these damaged ...

Aviators from the 388th Fighter Wing have completed a groundbreaking project to restore an F-35A Lightning II from two ...

DRAMATIC footage has captured the moment a F-35 fighter plane spiraled out of control before it crashed and exploded into a fireball. Video showed the $81 million aircraft rotating as it hurtled ...

After a lengthy restoration started with a feasibility study in 2020, the F-35 AF-5269 was sent to Lockheed Martin for final certifications before ...

The 18th Wing declined to say whether the first group of F-35A jets, deployed from Hill Air Force Base in Utah, has left Kadena, the report citing the unit's spokesperson. A U.S. Air Force F-35A ...