The single-crew fighters can cost more than $100 million each. What to know about the jets.

The F-35 fighter jet landed safely and the pilot is in stable condition, CENTCOM spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins said.

The F-35 will also serve as a test bed for technologies that will become commonplace in the next generation of jets. Flying in coordination with AI-enabled drones will become a staple of any sixth-generation fighter, and those new fighter tricks will likely first arrive in the form of the F-35.

The F-35 Lightning II, flown by the US and more than 19 allied countries, is central to fifth-generation warfighting capabilities and costs over USD 100 million per jet. If Iran’s claim is confirmed, it would mark the first time Tehran has successfully targeted a US aircraft in the current conflict, which began in late February.

The Israeli air force’s F-35I fighter jet downed a manned Iranian Yak-130 multirole jet over Tehran, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday as the conflict in West Asia escalates. This is s

IRGC said it had successfully hit a US Air Force F-35 stealth fighter jet in central Iran's airspace. Claim comes day after White House said that F-35 represents 'decisive American power'.

U.S. Air Force combat pilot also worked as a contractor F-35 instructor before allegedly providing expertise to China.

Iran has claimed that its air defence forces struck a US F-35 fighter jet inside its airspace, causing serious damage to the stealth aircraft. The IRGC says the attack followed the interception of more than 125 American and Israeli drones.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it struck a US F-35 fighter jet

Australia has extended the life of its Super Hornets, allowing it to cancel its final order of F-35s with the option to buy them another day.