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Marine Corps F-35B Flies 5,000 Hours With No Mishaps

The Marine Corps’ F-35B iteration is certainly the most complex mechanically of the three Lightning II models.

F-35 Squadron Flew A 'Historic' 5,000 Hours Without A Single Mishap

Doing anything for 5,000 hours without a mistake is great, much less flying an F-35. And an entire squadron having zero ...

A look at the U.S. military’s unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea

The Navy has eight warships in the region — three destroyers, three amphibious assault ships, a cruiser and a smaller ...

Air Force B-52 bombers flew ‘attack demonstration’ near Venezuela

Multiple B-52H Stratofortress bombers flew for hours off the coast of Venezuela amid lethal military strikes on vessels in ...
The Aviationist

First Japanese F-35Bs Arrive to Nyutabaru Air Base

The first three F-35B Lightning IIs have finally been delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The Japan Air Self Defense Force Article (JASDF) announced the arrival of its first three F-35B ...
The Aviationist

First Japanese F-35B Stealth Jets Spotted En Route to Japan

After months of delay, the first Japanese F-35Bs are on the way to their new home and were spotted during a stop in Hawaii. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) ...
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UK fighter makes precautionary landing at airport in southern Japan

A British F-35B Lightning II made a precautionary landing in southern Japan this week while en route to a carrier taking part with U.S. and Japanese forces in a multinational exercise, according to ...
The National Interest

The US Navy Is Retiring Its First F-35B Fighter Jet

The BF-01 aircraft soon to be put on display was actually the very first Lightning II to perform a vertical landing. There are several noteworthy museums in the United States that aviation buffs can ...