F-35 pilot candidates face a relentless gauntlet of physical and psychological tests where a single mistake can cost lives.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II of the Italy Air Force parks at Los Llanos military air base during the Tactical Leadership ...

Half-million dollar helmets and falling readiness: why the F-35 program is facing its most expensive and difficult test yet.

A F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on a conference call mid-air with engineers to solve a problem with a $200 million jet before it plummeted onto the runway at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, forcing ...

Ice in the landing gear caused the crash of an F-35 at Eielson Air Force Base in January, according to a new military report released this week. The pilot declared an emergency and ejected prior to ...

Facepalm: Most people are familiar with the frustration of sitting through a lengthy conference call only to reach a disappointing outcome. A US Air Force F-35 pilot must have been particularly upset ...

The crash of an F-35 stealth fighter jet near Visalia joins a list of accidents in recent years that have highlighted controversy surrounding the aircraft. The U.S. Navy said July 30 that the jet ...

A Navy F-35C Lightning II crashed Wednesday near Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., according to a post on the base’s official Facebook page. The pilot ejected safely when the multirole fighter from ...

A US Navy F-35 fighter jet crashed in central California Wednesday near Naval Air Station Lemoore, according to a Navy press statement. The pilot ejected safely, and the cause of the crash, which ...