An F-35 stealth fighter is still missing somewhere in the Pacific - here's everything the US military has sent to find it

The forward-deployed Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem was dispatched for search and rescue operations shortly after the fighter disappeared, the Navy's 7th Fleet announced.

US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, planes meant to hunt submarines, set out at the same time as the destroyer.

From April 9 through April 17, the USS Stethem and the P-8A aircraft searched an area of approximately 5,000 square nautical miles. The maritime patrol aircraft flew a total of 182 hours.

An Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady tactical reconnaissance plane, an image gathering and signals intelligence aircraft, joined the search on April 12, Stars and Stripes reported.