The U.S. Air Force recently unveiled a fully operational F-35 fighter jet built from the remains of two damaged aircrafts , ...

The F-35A Lightning II, also known as “Frankenjet” due to its construction from two separate, damaged aircraft, has returned ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The US Air Force calls it the “Frankenjet,” a stealth fighter stitched together from the parts of two F-35s wrecked in accidents that is now on duty and combat ready.

The repair that ultimately resulted in the creation of the Franken-Lightning took two years and five months to complete and ...

The ‘Frankenjet’, an F-35 made from the parts of two other planes, is now operational. It was built from two other warplanes that were involved in accidents. One of the planes had an engine issue in ...

“This is the first F-35 ‘Frankin-bird’ to date. This is history.” The work was done at Hill AFB, with “entirely new, unique ...