The US Air Force has successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II by merging two damaged jets, saving over $74 million.

A unique F-35 Lightning II has picked up the moniker 'Franken-Lighting', emerging from a program to repair mishap aircraft.

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 ...

Like the fictional Frankenstein's work, it took some creativity to transform the two damaged F-35 Lightning IIs into a single and operational fighter.

The 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron carried out the test at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. During this exercise, the F-35 ...

An F-35C of VX-9 assigned to the United Operational Test Team at Edwards AFB performed the first dual drop of externally ...

and open-air battle shaping capabilities are in place. However, the office also noted that if these requirements are met earlier, testing could be accelerated. TR-3 represents a significant ...

The long-awaited Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) upgrades for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are now expected to begin operational testing in mid-to-late fiscal year 2026, marking another delay in the ...