Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demo Team pilot and commander performs aerial maneuvers during the Aero Gatineau-Ottawa Airshow in Quebec, Canada, Sept. 7, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook) The Pentagon had instituted time limits on the number of seconds the F-35B short-takeoff-and-landing variant and the …
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An F-35A Lightning II Fighting flies past the Wasatch Mountains by Hill Air Force Base (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee) The Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II crashed upon landing during a night training exercise under unknown circumstances. The aircraft was assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron …
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Seven F-35A Lightning Ils and seven F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation over Luke Air Force Base during the Air Force Salutes flyover May 1, 2020, at Luke AFB, Ariz. The formation consisted of 15 aircraft including F-35s and F-16s from the 56th FW and 944th FW, and a KC-135 …
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Japan Air Self-Defense Force personnel stand guard over the X-2, the country’s first domestically produced stealth fighter jet, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, near Nagoya, Japa Japan’s 2019 Mid-Term Defense review quietly revealed that after years of hesitation, Tokyo has decided to press ahead with the development of its own domestically …
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Gen. Mike Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, congratulates Capt. Kristin “BEO” Wolfe, the new F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner). Lockheed Martin has reported that it trained the 1,000th pilot and 9,000th maintainer for the F-35 Lightning II program. More …
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Two Adirs and two US Lightnings flying together over Israel during Exercise “Enduring Lightning”. (Image credit: IAF) Despite the general ban on international exercises in light of coronavirus crisis, On Mar. 29, the F-35I belonging to the 140 Sqn “Golden Eagle” of the Israeli Air Force and the F35As from …
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As we have reported earlier, Six RAF Typhoons intercepted and escorted two Russian Tu-142s flyings in international airspace close to the UK airspace on Mar. 7, 2020. Interestingly, the two Russian aircraft were also intercepted by the RoNAF as they flew close to the Scandinavian peninsula. For the second week …
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According to the military.com report, Donald Trump seeks to cut F-35s, P-8s, MV-22s & MQ-9s to pay for a border wall. Funding for President Donald Trump’s barrier on the US-Mexico border was initially expected to divert $7.2 billion from the Defense Department’s budget, but it may siphon even more money …
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An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 421st Fighter Squadron prepares to launch during Red Flag 20-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 3, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw) According to Flightglobal report, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has 873 unresolved deficiencies and new …
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The F-35s during the Elephant Walk (Image credit: U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw) Amid fast-rising tensions between the United States and Iran following the former’s assassination of Quds Force commander General Qasem Soleimani, the U.S. Air Force has launched massive exercises for its newest class of combat …
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