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.

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 ...

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

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

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

An F-35 Lightning II crashed during a scheduled training event at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, causing a massive ...

Last Wednesday’s emergency landing is the third incident involving a U.S. Air Force warplane since the beginning of the year.

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 number of fighter pilots is decreasing. But a Washington think tank has an idea for how to stem the tide and bring ...