Marine’s new CH-53K helicopter transports F-35... 04.24.2024 | Photo by Kyra Helwick U.S. Marines flying a CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter transported an F-35C Lightning II airframe from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at...
F-35C flight test with AAG test team at... 02.26.2024 | Photo by Dane Wiedmann U.S. Navy Cmdr. William “Carney” Bowen, test pilot, lands an F-35C Lightning II fighter aircraft at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS),...
UK weapons technician receives RAF Long Service and... 02.11.2024 | Photo by Michael Land Royal Air Force Cpl. Dan Housden, weapons technician, Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force, poses in front of an F-35C Lightning II fighter...
Under Secretary of the Navy visits Pax River F-35 ITF 01.31.2024 | Photo by Kyra Helwick Under Secretary of the Navy Erik Raven visits the Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force facility during a visit to Naval Air Station Patuxent...
F-35 Lightning II JPO PEO Presents the Office of... 01.30.2024 | Photo by Walter Estrada ARLINGTON, VA. (Jan. 30, 2024) Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (right),...
F-35 Lightning II JPO meets with Czech Deputy... 01.23.2024 | Photo by Walter Estrada ARLINGTON, VA. (Jan. 23, 2024) Ms. Blanka Cupáková, Czech deputy minister of defence for economy (left), Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, program...
Change of Command for F-35 Propulsion Program... 01.19.2024 | Photo by Walter Estrada WASHINGTON D.C. (Jan. 19, 2024) Navy CAPT Mitchell Grant (left) relieves Navy CAPT Larry Smith (right) as commanding officer of the F-35...
F-35 Lightning II JPO PEO meets United Kingdom Air... 01.17.2024 | Photo by Walter Estrada ARLINGTON, VA. (Jan. 17, 2024) Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO), left,...
Marine’s new CH-53K helicopter transports F-35... 04.24.2024 | Video by Dane Wiedmann U.S. Marines flying a CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter transported an F-35C Lightning II airframe from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at...
F-35 Flight Hours 04.02.2024 | Video by Travis Minyon Lightning Flash Fact: The F-35 has completed 824,000+ flight hours. The F-35 Joint Program Office is the Department of Defense's focal point...
F-35 Red Flag 24-2 Night Operations 03.20.2024 | Video by Travis Minyon Luke Air Force Base, Netherlands, USMC and Denmark conduct night operations with F-35 Lightning II aircraft during Red Flag 24-2. The F-35...
VMFA-121 Iwakuni, Japan flight operations 03.17.2024 | Video by Travis Minyon VMFA-121 conducts routine flight operations with F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The F-35 Joint Program...
VMFA-542 USMC Maj Gen Scott Benedict Exercise... 03.13.2024 | Video by Travis Minyon U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Scott F. Benedict, commanding general of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, discusses flight operations during Exercise...
US & Netherlands F-35s Red Flag 24-2 03.12.2024 | Video by Travis Minyon U.S. and Netherlands F-35 Lightning II aircraft conduct flight operations at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during Exercise Red Flag 24-2. The...
F-35A Demo Team Commander Capt Melanie MACH... 03.08.2024 | Video by Travis Minyon Meet the new F-35A Demonstration Team’s pilot and commander for the 2024 airshow season, Capt. Melanie "Mach" Kluesner! The F-35 Joint...
Norwegian F-35 refuels during Exercise Nordic... 03.08.2024 | Video by Travis Minyon A Norwegian F-35A Lightning II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 914th Air Refueling Wing over the High North during Exercise...
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin... 04.15.2024 | Story by F-35 Joint Program Office Public Affairs The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and Lockheed Martin have reached a mutually beneficial agreement on the intellectual property dispute concerning F-35 -in-a-box (FIAB) software elements.
Maj. Kristin Wolfe: A Trailblazing Legacy in the Skies 03.11.2024 | Story by Martin Zager On October 29, 2023, Major Kristin "Beo" Wolfe concluded her historic role as the first female commander of the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II...
RAF non-commissioned weapons technician earns... 02.28.2024 | Story by Michael Land NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD -- A Royal Air Force corporal helping integrate United Kingdom weapons on the F-35 Lightning II fighter...
F-35, HMS Prince of Wales flight trials yield data... 11.09.2023 | Story by Michael Land A third phase of F-35 Lightning II developmental test (DT-3) flight trials aboard U.K. Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers concluded over the...
F-35 test team performs first night SRVL aboard HMS... 10.30.2023 | Story by Michael Land An F-35 Lightning II test pilot performed the first night shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) aboard HMS Prince of Wales (R09), the U.K.’s...
UK ITF members train PWLS ship’s company in... 10.27.2023 | Story by Michael Land U.K. weapons personnel embedded with the Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force (PAX ITF) recently carried out essential training with HMS...
F-35 test team, HMS Prince of Wales ship’s... 10.26.2023 | Story by Michael Land WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2023) — The autumn mix of red, brown, yellow, and green reflective and life preserver vests are muted under...
F-35 test pilot flies first roll-on landing aboard... 10.23.2023 | Story by Michael Land An F-35 Lightning II test pilot performed the first roll-on landing of an F-35B fighter jet aboard the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier off...
2022 F-35 Year in Review 01.06.2023 | Graphics by Enaas Sarsour In 2022, the F-35 Enterprise continued to deliver the unmatched capabilities of the most lethal fifth-generation aircraft to warfighters around...
F-35 Color Animation Image 04.11.2022 | Graphics by Travis Minyon F-35 Color Animation Image for use in graphics. The F-35 Joint Program Office is the Department of Defense's focal point for the 5th generation...
2021 F-35 YEAR IN REVIEW 01.07.2022 | Graphics by Enaas Sarsour The F-35 Enterprise continued to forge forward in 2021 to deliver the unmatched capabilities of the most lethal fifth-generation aircraft to...
F-35 Blankets the World in Security 07.21.2021 | Graphics by Enaas Sarsour The F-35 is more than just an aircraft. Its advanced sensors share Critical information across domains and platforms, powerfully uniting...
Independence Day Graphic 07.02.2021 | Graphics by Enaas Sarsour Today we celebrate our Independence Day and remember the brave men and women that gave us freedom.
Memorial Day Graphic 05.27.2021 | Graphics by Enaas Sarsour Today we pause and remember our brave Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, Guardians, and all defenders of freedom who made the ultimate sacrifice...
Proven Persistence in 2020 Delivered Big Results 12.31.2020 | Graphics by Enaas Sarsour 2020 bore a new normal without advanced warning. But F-35 Lightning II rose to the challenge of continuing production and operations worldwide...
