Key Points and Summary - “Beast Mode” lets the F-35 carry up to 22,000 pounds by adding external weapons to its internal bays, massively boosting firepower but sacrificing stealth, range, and agility.

A newly surfaced image shows the Chinese J-20 stealth fighter carrying eight external air-to-air missiles, a configuration commonly referred to as “beast mode”. Let’s explain it once again: “Beast ...

Last month a pair of state-of-the-art Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth combat aircraft began sea trials aboard the Italian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550). The two ...