Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242), an F-35B Lightning II squadron, is currently participating in joint exercises with partner nations in the Indo-Pacific.

Is speed no longer the final measure of a fighter plane’s superiority, or has the real battle been relocated to the invisible realm of stealth and sensor integration? In the rivalry between America’s ...

The F-35 Lightning II fills a variety of roles, including air superiority, interdiction, and eliminating air defenses while ...