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Stealth F-35C’s engine exhaust hits 3,600°F — $13,000,000,000 Gerald R Ford’s aircraft carrier flight deck wasn’t built to handle that

The $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) cannot safely operate Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II fighters because the aircraft carrier's flight deck was designed before the F-35C's final heat ...
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F135 Turbofan: The Incredible Engine Powering The F-35

The F135 turbofan engine from Pratt & Whitney powers every variant of the F-35 Lightning II (making it one of the 8 fighter jets with Pratt & Whitney engines powering them) and is the most advanced ...
The Aviationist

Lockheed Martin Has Delivered The 100th F-35C

Lockheed Martin announced the recent delivery of the 100th F-35C Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jet, marking a new milestone for the program after the delivery of the 1000th F-35 earlier this ...
The National Interest

China Is Freaked Out: The Navy’s F-35C Fighter is a Killer

There’s much talk in the press today about whether the F-35 Lightning program, America’s primary fifth-generation warplane, has been worth the cost. Indeed, the technologically advanced bird has run ...