The US Air Force has successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II by merging two damaged jets, saving over $74 million.

Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.

A Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II of the United States Air Force crashed within the perimeter of Eielson Air Force Base, ...

After more than a year of work, engineers and maintenance experts from the US Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flew ...

Like the fictional Frankenstein's work, it took some creativity to transform the two damaged F-35 Lightning IIs into a single and operational fighter.

The F-35A crashed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The pilot successfully ejected. On Jan. 28, 2025, a U.S. Air Force F-35A ...

The pilot declared an emergency and ejected before the plane went down Tuesday afternoon, military officials said.

Poland's transition to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Husarz combat aircraft has officially been launched with the commencement of pilot training in the United States, ...

Combining major structures from separate F-35s to build a fully operational plane is an Air Force first. Both these damaged jets would've otherwise ended up as ...

The F-35A crashed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The pilot successfully ejected. On Jan. 28, 2025, a U.S. Air Force F-35A crashed within the fence line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.