Editor’s Note: Truth be told, there are a LOT of good things happening inside the F-35 Lightning II program. Unfortunately, most of those things have to stay on the other side View More ›
F-35 Training Ramping Up At Luke AFB!
[Editor’s Note: We’ve got some original F-35 content being generated in-house as we speak, but in the mean time check this one out. Lockheed-Martin delivered 45 airplanes last year, and View More ›
Milestone Tuesday: F-35 Lightning II First Flight
Happy Tuesday, FighterSweep Fans! For this week’s milestone, we go back nine years to the first flight of the F-35 Lightning II. Love it or hate it, the F-35–in all of View More ›
Burner Friday: 62nd Fighter Squadron F-16
Happy Friday, FighterSweep fans! We know this Burner Friday comes on the heels of a rough day, but we sincerely hope that this lifts your spirits at least temporarily. The View More ›
Grim Reapers F-35Cs Visit Topgun
More progress for a program that seems like it had so little for so long. The first US Navy squadron operating the F-35C Lightning II, Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero View More ›
Combat-coded F-35As Arrive At Hill
It was a historic day in Layton, Utah and FighterSweep was on hand to witness it! At approximately 1256 local time, the overhead pattern came alive as the first two View More ›
Why The “F-35 v F-16” Article Is Garbage
As one of our followers here on FighterSweep, you’re probably someone that likes to keep track of the latest news on America’s most advanced fighters–especially the stealthy, badass fifth-generation F-22 View More ›
Eglin AFB Races To Meet F-35 Commitments
At Eglin Air Force Base, the largest focus of operations–and therefore the component of activity receiving the most scrutiny–is the looming IOC deadline of the Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II, currently View More ›
First F-35A Lightning II Class Begins
A milestone was reached for the 61st Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base this past week. The first F-35A Lightning II class has begun, ushering in a new era View More ›
Six Marine Corps F-35Bs Go To Sea
On Monday, six F-35B Lightning IIs arrived aboard the USS Wasp for two weeks of sea trials. The two-week operational test mission fulfills a Marine Corps requirement before its first View More ›