The F-35 was meant as a one-size-fits-all fighter that could be used across NATO. But strained U.S.-Europe relations are giving some member countries second thoughts about the U.S.-built plane.

In a sprawling factory in Texas, thousands of people work around the clock to assemble the US military's most advanced multirole fighter jet: the F-35 Lightning ... An overhead view of the ...

The F-35 is being purchased to replace the F/A-18C/D Hornet as the carrier strike group’s primary offensive fighter for aerial defense and close air support. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps ...

The F-35 will replace AV-8B Harrier IIs in the Marine Corps inventory. Designed to operate from austere bases and a range of air-capable ships with its short takeoff/vertical landing capability ...