The F-35 Lightning II isn't the first jet with hovering capabilities the military has used, but it does accomplish this ...

Indeed, crash images show the aircraft taking off in Short ... her iPhone of the F-35B. Since Live Photos feature records what happens 1.5 seconds before and after you take a picture, the images ...

The vertical take off is not a combat capability, however, it is a requirement for the fielding of the F-35B fleet. The vertical take off capability will used rarely, likely only to move the ...

As the name suggests, this nozzle can swivel 95 degrees, directing the engine thrust vertically, and allowing the F-35B to take off and land without a runway. The pilot can control the engine's ...

The UK and USA have carried out the first short take-off test of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II during a ground-based test at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland, USA on 19 June ...

During hover, some bypass air is directed into the roll post ducts to give the F-35B roll control stability while performing a vertical take-off or landing. (Although the F-35B needs a short take ...

A Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) completed its first night short take-off and vertical landing during a test sortie at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, on 2 April. According to ...

Japan is converting two helicopter carriers into its first aircraft carriers since World War II, which will be deployed with the F-35B jets.

U.S. Marines load explosives on F-35B jets aboard the amphibious assault ship America in support of the exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia on July 17, 2021. MELBOURNE, Australia — U.S. Marine ...

On Jun. 14, 2021, the F-35B BL-4, the fourth STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft assembled in Italy, at the FACO (Final Assembly and Check Out) facility, in Cameri, carried out its ...

The F-35B, operated by the Marine Corps, can take off in a short distance and land like a helicopter, which allows it to operate in remote locations. The aircraft is also capable of long-range ...

where some 700 government and industry testers have been evaluating the F-35B model. The B model can take off from shorter runways and can land vertically, like a helicopter. The decision would ...