There Have Been More Than A Dozen F-35 Lightning II Crashes To Date

Although another F-35 Lightning II crashed during a training flight on Friday, the fifth-generation aircraft is noted for having fewer mishaps than many other warplanes ...

Pilot ejects as F-35 crashes at MCAS Miramar, sparking fire

An F-35 assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing crashed Friday morning at MCAS Miramar in San Diego, sparking a brush fire, ...

Military F-35B fighter jet crashes and burns at California Marine Corps base

A fighter jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California on Friday and erupted into flames, video from CNN affiliate KGTV shows.

F-35B stealth fighter crashes at Miramar after pilot ejected safely

The jet went down Friday near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in what a statement from the U.S. Marines described as a ...
The Hill

Pentagon bars release of GAO’s report on F-35 program

The Pentagon has barred the release of a government watchdog report on the F-35 fighter plane program, the Defense Department’s (DOD) most costly weapon system that has been riddled with performance ...
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GAO report finds F-35 sustainment challenges hinder aircraft availability

The US Department of Defense describes the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as a “multirole fighter that combines stealth, sensor fusion and unprecedented situational awareness”. (US Air Force) The ...
USNI

Testimony on the F-35 Aircraft Program

The March 24, 2026, hearing saw testimony from U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Masiello, Program Executive Officer F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office. Watch the full hearing here.
Military Times

F-35 program chief warns fleet has outgrown its support system amid record-low readiness

Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing receive fuel from a Forward Arming and Refueling Point at ...
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Inside the F-35 Lightning II - then high-G turns put the cockpit under pressure

The F-35 Lightning II cockpit view puts viewers inside one of the world’s most advanced stealth fighters as it pushes through narrow valleys at high speed. The footage shows low-level flying, sharp ...
GovCon Wire

Lockheed Martin Books $2.3B Navy Contract for F-35 Sustainment

Lockheed Martin has landed a potential $2.29 billion Navy contract to support the global F-35 fleet The company will provide sustainment services for new F-35 operating locations worldwide Lockheed ...
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F-35 fighter jets arrive at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The first F-35A Lightning II fighter jets arrived at the 104th Fighter Wing on Thursday at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield. These initial F-35s are currently on ...
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Pentagon to use $13.7 additional billion to boost F-35 readiness, GAO reports

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to spend an additional $13.7 billion through 2031 to boost declining readiness rates of the F-35 jet, but issues such as constrained industry capacity to meet ...