F-35 Stealth or Carry: Enter Beast Mode In stealth mode, when the F-35 carries weapons internally, the jet can handle just 5,700 pounds of ordinance. That breaks down to either four AIM 120 AMRAAM ...

I know what you are thinking when it comes to U.S. Air Force fighters. Why build a non-stealth fighter when radar-evading ...

The F-35’s so-called ‘beast mode,’ featuring heavier loads on underwing pylons, is well known by now, but as far as is known, has not been called upon operationally by any other countries.

As tensions continue to simmer in West Asia, Israel’s defense capabilities have once again come into focus with the arrival ...

the F-35 can sport four Aim-120 AMRAAM missiles for air-to-air missions or a combination of four AIM-120/GBU-31 JDAM smart bombs for air-to-ground missions. But while in “beast mode,” the ...