F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office

The F-35
Experience

a 5th Generation fighter

With stealth technology, advanced sensors, weapons capacity & range, the F-35 is the most lethal, survivable and connected fighter aircraft ever built.


More than a fighter jet, the F-35’s ability to collect, analyze and share data is a powerful force multiplier enhancing all airborne, surface and ground-based assets in the battlespace and enabling military personnel to execute their mission and come home safely.

Joint Program Office News

  • USS Makin Island ARG/15th MEU arrives off Somali coast
  • Upon their arrival in December 2020, U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122 are providing Close Air Support to the U.S. forces in East Africa. These F-35Bs, deployed off Somalia aboard amphibious assault ship USS ...

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  • Second F-35A Squadron Reactivates at Eielson AFB
  • Welcome to the second F-35A squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska! The 355th Fighter Squadron ‘Fighting Falcons' joined the 356th FS at a reactivation ceremony on December 18. The reactivation of the 355th FS bolsters the wing’s ...

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  • VMFA 314 Conducts F-35C Expeditionary Operations Demo
  • Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 conducted an F-35C expeditionary operations demonstration at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) Twentynine Palms, Calif., on December 3. Two of the squadron’s jets landed for the first time using ...

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