Ukraine began constructing hidden underground bunkers to protect the fighters. Kyiv has also employed decoys at other air bases to complicate Russia's targeting efforts.

Each F-35 costs tens of millions of dollars to build, and the Defense Department had about 620 of them in 2024, according to ...

An F-35 fighter jet crashed in a field in California, with the pilot ejecting safely before impact. Authorities confirmed the ...

A pilot is safe after a Navy F-35C fighter jet crashed just a couple of miles from the runway at Naval Air Station Lemoore.

In May 2024, a pilot in New Mexico was seriously injured after he ejected from an F-35 before it crashed near an airfield in ...

Officials say a pilot is safe after ejecting from an F-35C fighter jet near Naval Air Station Lemoore on Wednesday.

The aircraft crashed near NAS Lemoore, sparking a fire. The pilot ejected safely, but the incident raises fresh questions ...

A US Navy F-35C "went down" not far from Naval Air Station Lemoore, the base said on Wednesday.

The crash was the second for an F-35 since late January when an A-variant crashed at Alaska’s Eielson Air Force Base. An F-35B crashed in New Mexico in May 2024, though the pilot was injured in that ...

For the second time this year, a U.S. military pilot was forced to eject from a $100-million F-35 fighter jet before it ...

A U.S. Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed in central California Wednesday near Naval Air Station Lemoore, according to a Navy ...

A U.S. Navy stealth fighter pilot was forced to eject from a $100 million F-35C Lightning II jet moments before the plane ...