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.

Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.

The ICT is capable of relaunching aircraft in under half the time. "We are developing capabilities to make us more lethal," according to U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Hand at the Air ...

The restoration project stemmed from the need to salvage an aircraft damaged in a nose gear collapse in 2020 at Hill Air Force Base, while the other had suffered an engine fire at Eglin Air Force Base ...

Two Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets fly with two U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber aircraft during a joint patrol and training over the South China Sea on Tuesday. (Philippine Air Force via AP ...

US and Philippine Fighter Aircraft Jointly ... to counter China’s increasingly assertive actions. Two U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber aircraft and three Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets joined ...