A defense official said the drone's intent was unclear. It was shot down after it "unnecessarily maneuvered" toward the ...

Unit insignia of U.S. Navy Air and Test Evaluation Squadron 9, based out of China Lake, California, was recently spotted on ...

The F-35A is the US Air Force’s variant of the Joint Strike Fighter—yet is broadly similar to the Navy’s F-35C, and could be substituted for it during training.

Key Points and Summary - Viral images of "rusting" F-35s aboard the USS Carl Vinson sparked a media firestorm, but the reality is a misunderstood feature of stealth technology. -The Myth: Critics ...

An elite U.S. Navy test and evaluation squadron, the VX-9 “Vampires” based out of NAWS China Lake, are now flying the U.S.

US-based engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has secured a contract worth $1.6 billion from the United States Navy to provide additional maintenance services for the F135 engine, the principal ...

An F-35 Lightning II is shown operating alongside Collaborative Combat Aircraft in a conceptual graphic illustrating their integration. (U.S. Navy graphic) Navy pilots have successfully completed ...

The selection of F/A-18 Super Hornets by Top Gun is based on special film needs and real-world flying considerations - but ...

The raw performance of America's newest stealth fighter.

While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, a December Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report highlighted continuing ...