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5 months, 5,000 flying hours, 0 failures: US Marines’ F-35 squadron sets record

A US Marine Corps squadron flying the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter has returned from a landmark five-month deployment ...
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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 ...
Stars and Stripes

The first F-35B Lightning II goes on permanent display at MCAS Beaufort

The last flight of the first F-35B Lightning II covered more than 500 miles at speeds considerably slower than Mach 1.6. And in this case it had to hitch a ride. The airframe of the fighter jet, known ...

Marines say a deployed F-35 stealth fighter squadron clocked nearly 5,000 hours without any mishaps

The five-month deployment marked a win for the F-35 stealth jet, which has seen rising sustainability costs coupled with ...
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 ...
The Aviationist

Royal Navy and JMSDF to Cooperate on F-35B Lightning II Operations

The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group will link up with the Japanese task group of the JS Kaga to practice combined F-35B operations. The UK’s Royal Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense ...
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Lightning Nations: The Biggest Arsenals of This Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter

Built by Lockheed Martin with major contributions from BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman, the F-35 Lightning II entered ...
Yahoo

Japan deploys its first F-35B fighter jets to bolster defenses in the south

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its latest move to fortify defenses as tensions in the region grow. The new ...
Flightglobal

First F-35Bs delivered to Japan

Japan has taken delivery of its first Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighters. An initial batch of three jets were ferried by US pilots to Nyutabaru air base in Japan’s southern Miyazaki region on 7 ...
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Japan’s first F-35B stealth fighters will deploy to southern island next month

Japan will deploy its first F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters in the southern part of the country next month, part of efforts to bolster defenses in the Nansei Islands, according to the Ministry of ...
Aviation Week

Sea Trials Test Stovl F-35’s Integrated Controls

YouTube videos make it look easy, and for pilots, it is easier than in a Harrier. But landing vertically at night, in crosswind, on the moving deck of a ship relies on the highly integrated and ...
The Aviationist

USMC F-35Bs Fly From HMS Prince of Wales off Australian Coast

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the USS America have cross-decked onto the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales ahead of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Currently sailing in waters near ...