The F-35 Lightning II is famous for its stealth and advanced sensors, but in “Beast Mode,” it sheds its stealth profile for maximum firepower. -Outfitted with external weapons, the F-35 can carry six ...

To enhance its stealth characteristics, the F-35 uses an internal weapons bay, rather than external hard points that drastically increase an aircraft’s radar cross-section. While the internal ...

Because of the Lift Fan, the STOVL variant has smaller internal weapon bay and less internal fuel capacity than the F-35A. It uses the probe and drogue method of aerial refueling. The F-35's low ...

has very limited space in its internal weapons bay. The F-35 modifications, which will involve changes to the Station 425 bulkhead in the weapons bay, will also allow the advanced fighters to ...