The Royal Air Force announced on Feb. 28, 2025, that an F-35 flew for the first time with ... starboard weapons bay together with an AIM-120 AMRAAM. These first flights with the inert missile ...
While in its “stealth” configuration, 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.