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Why the F-35B’s STOL Demo Left the Crowd Stunned by Its Raw Power

The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II demonstrates what true next-generation air power looks like. With a short take-off ...
Royal Air Force

Lightning Force: F-35B Pilots Bring Fifth-Gen Power to the Indo-Pacific

When the UK’s F-35B Lightning jets launched on Operation HIGHMAST in April, they carried more than weapons and fuel. They ...
Jalopnik

Here's Why The F-35 Lightning Has That Flap Behind The Cockpit

No other fighter jet to date has garnered as much controversy as the F-35 Lightning II. While it is the most capable carrier jet ever built, the production issues and mind-melting $2 trillion price ...
Post and Courier

The F-35B: What you should know about the $90M fighter jet that went missing in SC

The military spent a second day searching for an airplane designed to avoid discovery after a pilot ejected from an F-35 over the Lowcountry, finally finding wreckage in rural Williamsburg County. The ...
The Aviationist

F-35s Take Over Rotational U.S. Marine Corps Deployments to MCAS Iwakuni

VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine Corps squadrons permanently based in the region. Marine Fighter Attack ...
Task & Purpose

Air Force pilot injured in F-35B crash in New Mexico

An Air Force pilot is listed in serious but stable condition after an F-35B crashed on Tuesday in New Mexico. By Jeff Schogol Updated May 29, 2024 1:11 PM EDT A U.S. Air Force pilot was injured after ...