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F-35 Lightning II News

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F-35A proving its worth at Red Flag combat exercise
Feb 03, 2017 - After eight days “at war” the F-35A Lightning II is proving to be an invaluable asset during Red Flag 17-01, the Air Force’s premier air combat exercise held at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. [Read more...]
Two Florida ANG pilots are forging the future of the F-35 fighter
Jan 31, 2017 - As the skies over Valparaiso, Florida, play host to numerous aircraft from multiple branches of the Department of Defense, pilots from the Florida Air National Guard (FLANG) are training aviators on the Air Force's F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter. [Read more...]
F-35A maintenance sparks Red Flag 17-1
Jan 31, 2017 - The debut of the F-35A Lightning II at Red Flag has afforded the pilots and maintainers of the aircraft a chance to be a part of the Air Force's premier air-to-air combat training exercise. [Read more...]
First Pacific-based F-35C fighters arrive at NAS Lemoore
Jan 25, 2017 - Four of the Navy’s newest F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, on January 25. [Read more...]
F-35B Lightning II marks an aviation first at JBER
Jan 18, 2017 - On any given day at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, you can hear the sound of freedom as F-22 Raptors circle the mountains and come in for landing. There was a different tone to that sound Jan. 9, as the Marine F-35B Lightning II joined the orchestration. [Read more...]
Multiple F-35s take to the skies to test communication data links
Dec 07, 2016 - All three variants of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are being used by the 461st Flight Test Squadron in recent multi-ship testing, which employs four or six jets to ensure communication systems between the planes are working properly and accurately. [Read more...]
Japan celebrate Roll Out of JASDF’s first F-35A
Sep 23, 2016 - Senior Japanese and U.S. government officials joined Lockheed Martin to celebrate the roll out of the first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A Lightning II, marking a major milestone in Japan’s enhanced national defense and strengthening the future of the U.S-Japan security alliance. [Read more...]
F-35 Lightning II has first operational air-to-air missile fire
Sep 21, 2016 - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 became the first operational F-35 Lightning II squadron to fire an air-to-air missile September 15, during a 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group Weapons System Evaluation Program at Tyndall AFB. [Read more...]
AF declares the F-35A 'combat ready'; testing continues at Edwards
Aug 04, 2016 - The F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command, August 2nd. [Read more...]
34th Fighter Squadron makes first USAF F-35 combat ready
Aug 02, 2016 - The F-35A Lightning II fifth generation fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ today by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Air Combat Command. [Read more...]
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