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-35 Lightning II is one of the most advanced supersonic fighters of today, used by the U.S. Air Force and military ...

After a lengthy restoration started with a feasibility study in 2020, the F-35 AF-5269 was sent to Lockheed Martin for final certifications before ...

Over the past decade, the F-35 has steadily gained international recognition as, not only one of the most easily identifiable ...

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 ...

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, ...

The F-35 is ... since the Air Force is set on retiring the Raptor platform (which remains the only other fifth-generation aircraft in service today), the upkeep of the Lightning II jets appears ...

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The F-35 Lightning II is a highly advanced fighter jet, but that didn't stop Elon Musk from critiquing it as one that would ...