Iran boasts it just shot down a Second US F-35 stealth jet
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The US Air Force is investigating after an F-35 stealth fighter crashed in Nevada’s vast training complex north of Las Vegas.
Examining a paradigm shift in air warfare.
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Has Iran brought down an ‘unkillable’ US F-35 jet?
The supersonic fighter jet is designed to avoid detection by radar and other technologies.
The ongoing Iran vs Israel-US war is the first dense air-defence combat environment in which the F-35 has operated—and it is apparent that contrary to the propagated myths, the F-35 is not invincible.
Iran Hit US F35: After 21 days of sustained and intense combat, the conflict in West Asia has entered a critical phase, with mounting losses reported on multiple fronts. On Thursday, fresh reports suggested that a U.
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DOT&E Says No Combat-Capable TR-3-Configured F-35s Were Delivered in FY2025
The latest Director, Operational Test & Evaluation report says no combat-capable F-35 TR-3 aircraft have been delivered to the U.S. military until September 2025 because of the truncated software. The recently released 2025 Director,
The F-35 fighter jet landed safely and the pilot is in stable condition, CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins said.
US Central Command says stealth fighter was forced to make an emergency landing during a combat mission over Iran The first known combat damage to an F-35 fifth-generation fighter aircraft from a likely Iranian attack suggests that stealth jets can be detected by electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems,
The F-35 has been tested with a new artificial intelligence-enhanced Combat Identification capability to help pilots quickly identify unknown emitters detected by its sensors. Lockheed Martin has announced that it has tested a new artificial intelligence ...
The Joint Simulation Environment is playing a key role in developing tactics and operational concepts for integrating Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the F-35. Advancing the effort towards integrating F-35A Lightning II fighters with Collaborative ...
The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II remain the backbone of United States Air Force fifth-generation airpower in 2026, but for very different reasons. The US Air Force operates around 183 combat-coded F-22s,