First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, ... The fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is in service with American and allied forces.

The US Navy is a step closer to taking possession of its first-ever stealth fighter, the F-35C Lightning II. The aircraft will extend America’s reach and reduce its response time to threat.

Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the first aircraft produced by Skunk Works under Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, played a pivotal role in World War II. Some experts declare it the ...

Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter concept silhouettes as designed by Kelly Johnson and Hall Hibbard. They ultimately decided on the design seen in the center of the top row (Wikimedia Commons) ...

The US Air Force conducted its first so-called "elephant walk" drill using F-35 fighter jets Monday, launching dozens of aircraft in a condensed period as part of what the service called a "combat ...

The Lightning’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engine is the most powerful engine ever used in a jet fighter, producing 40,000 pounds of thrust. “The Lightning II performed beautifully,” said F-35 ...

Capt. Emily Thompson, call sign "Banzai," made the historic flight in a fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. It was her first combat sortie on her first deployment.

The fighter jet was participating in the Northern Lightning 2021 exercise at nearby Volk Field, Wis. F-16s also dropped 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions for the first time at the Fort McCoy ...

Summer lightning strikes; ... First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, not Lockheed, is going to build it. Jake Epstein. Fri, March 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM UTC.