The US-run F-35 Joint Program Office and South Korea have repaired a Republic of Korea Air Force F-35 fighter that was badly ...

In a notable achievement, Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing have successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II aircraft, merging the remnants of two damaged jets into a single operational unit. This ...

The proof-of-concept, which involved a jet damaged after a belly landing, validated the feasibility of the F-35’s wing ...

As Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, NATO’s eastern flank became an ideal proving ground for the F-35 Lightning II, officials with the 388th Fighter Wing here told Air ...

Working with the 388th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group and the defense manufacturer Lockheed Martin, they sought to remove the nose from one inoperative jet and transfer it onto another ...

“It’s like strapping into a rocket,” Col. Lee E. Kloos, commander of Hill’s 388th Fighter Wing, said Friday. “You are part of that aircraft.” But the F-16 is leaving as the transition ...

(Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee/Air Force) The Air Force’s 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, pumped out 150 sorties in the past two weeks, in addition to the unit’s normal flying ...

The pilot, whose name has not been released, was returning from a training mission at the time of the wreck, according to the 388th Fighter Wing, an Air Force unit stationed at the base.

The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. Officials with 388th Fighter Wing confirmed the crash, saying it happened at the north end of the runway. They identified the aircraft as an F-35 A Lightning II.

The internal 25mm cannon fires up to 50 rounds per second. On Aug. 13, pilots from the 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron fired the F-35A’s 25 mm internal cannon in a strafing run on ...