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U.S. Air Force F-35As conduct first combat employment
Apr 30, 2019 - Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft conducted an air strike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, April 30. [Read more...]
F-35A Lightning II arrives for first Middle East deployment
Apr 15, 2019 - The Air Force's fifth generation multi-role aircraft arrived for its first deployment to the Middle East on April 15. The F-35A Lightning IIs are from active duty 388th and reserve 419th Fighter Wings at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. [Read more...]
JASDF F-35A crashes during training flight
Apr 10, 2019 - The JASDF have announced that one of their new F-35A fighters has gone missing during a training flight off the coast of Northern Japan on April 9th. The status of the pilot is unknown. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin and RNLAF celebrate rollout of the First Dutch operational F-35
Jan 30, 2019 - Dutch and American officials celebrated the roll out of the first operational F-35A Lightning II for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, commemorating a transformational leap in capability for the future of the Netherlands' national defense. [Read more...]
Female F-35 test pilot completes flight mission
Jan 08, 2019 - A routine F-35 Lightning II flight test mission recently marked a significant event in Air Force history at Edwards Air Force Base, California. [Read more...]
Combat power exercise conducted at Hill AFB
Nov 19, 2018 - The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing conducted a combat power exercise November 19, launching dozens of F-35A Lightning IIs within a condensed period of time. [Read more...]
388th FW drops GBU-49 in combat training
Nov 15, 2018 - The 388th Fighter Wing’s 34th Fighter Squadron recently returned from a weapons evaluation exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, where they employed the GBU-49 for the first time in F-35A combat training. [Read more...]
F-35Bs join forces with British aircraft carrier to make history
Sep 28, 2018 - This week the first F-35 Lightning fighter jets have landed on the deck of the United Kingdom's new aircraft carrier making history and marking the beginning of more than half-a-century of ‘Carrier Strike' operations. [Read more...]
F-35B crashes in South Carolina - Pilot OK
Sep 28, 2018 - A Marine Corps F-35B F-35 Lightning II crashed around 11:45h local today near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina today, the Marine Corps confirmed. [Read more...]
The F-35 ‘Combat Debut’ In Afghanistan
Sep 27, 2018 - The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B joint strike fighter has successfully conducted its first combat mission over Afghanistan on Thursday morning. [Read more...]
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