The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying ...

The F-35B isn’t just fast or stealthy — it can hover like a helicopter. Pilots transition from high-speed flight to a dead stop in midair. That capability opens doors no other fighter can access.

Lt. Col. Christine Mau is no stranger to making history. She entered the Air Force after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 1997, just four years after combat exclusion was lifted ...