Austrian MoD takes delivery of its first italian helicopter AW169M LUH produced by Leonardo and doubles the orders 21 December 2022
European Rotors 2022: Leonardo showcases latest helicopter capability enhancements and advanced mission training solutions 8 November 2022
Polish medical air rescue service Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe achieves 200.000 engine hours of flight on Airbus H135 fleet powered by PW206B engines 8 November 2022
US F-35 from the 388th Fighter Wing crash at Hill AFB 20 October 2022At approximately 6:15 p.m. yesterday, an F-35A Lightning II from the 388th Fighter Wing crashed at the north end of...
New life for restored F-35 jet leads to valuable emergency training 20 October 2022The 388th Maintenance Group recently hosted a first of its kind, F-35 crash recovery course here, using a newly-retired, now...
Tyndall AFB selected to host three US Air Force F-35A squadrons 3 April 2021A Record of Decision was issued by the U.S. Air Force, making Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, the official location...
First at-sea aircraft carrier F135 Engine Power Module proof-of-concept vertical replenishment with a civilian AS332 Super Puma and a USMC CH-53 Sea Stallion 15 March 2021The US Navy took another critical step forward in the future of the F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter on...
US Navy conducts first at-sea F-35C engine power module replenishment with the new CMV-22B Osprey 27 February 2021The “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 and members of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 successfully delivered an...
US Air Force names “Valkyries” first overseas and UK-based F-35A squadron 16 February 2021The 48th Fighter Wing has selected a new nickname for the first U.S. Air Force overseas-based F-35A Lightning II squadron. The wing solicited help...
U.S. Air Force: eighteen F-35As plus twelve F-16s and two KC-135s executed a huge Elephant Walk 22 December 2020The 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing Air National Guard completed a readiness exercise Dec. 18, 2020, verifying the...
VMA-311 conducts a sundown ceremony and will reactivate as VMFA-311 operating the F-35C Lightning II 21 October 2020Marine Attack Squadron 311 conducts a sundown ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, October 15. In spring 2022, VMA-311...
F-35B on HMS Queen Elizabeth complete live weapons training 11 October 2020The F-35B Lightning jets have stepped up to the next level of training after the pilots completed their carrier qualification...
Hill AFB’s F-35A Lightning IIs to conduct night flying operations during combat exercise 15 September 2020Communities surrounding Hill Air Force Base will notice flying operations late into the evening Sept. 14-17, 2020 as the base’s...
Luke F-35s from 62nd and 308th Fighter Squadrons trains in Gunfighter Flag exercise 26 August 2020The 62nd and 308th Fighter Squadrons participated in the Gunfighter Flag Large Force Exercise, Aug. 17-21 at Mountain Home Air...
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter demonstrates enhanced interoperability with initial Coalition Mission Data (CMDx) flight tests 22 August 2020F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter pilots from the U.S. and The Netherlands took to the air here Aug. 13-14...
First F-35C, Lightning II Class Graduates TOPGUN 18 June 2020Pilots from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 “Rough Raiders” and VFA-147 “Argonauts” were the first TOPGUN students to complete the...
Lockheed Martin delivers 500th F-35 aircraft and the fleet surpasses 250.000 flight hours 4 March 2020Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office delivered the 500th F-35 and in February, the F-35 enterprise surpassed 250,000...
Vermont Air National Guard 158th Fighter Wing F-35As train in Florida 24 January 2020Women and men of the 158th Fighter Wing train at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, returning to Vermont in late...
Hill’s AFB F-35As conduct massive combat power exercise with 52 aircraft Elephant Walk 6 January 2020The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing conducted a combat power exercise with a massive Elephant...
About one dozen of US Marines F-35B embarked on USS America LHA-6 25 October 2019Approximately one dozen, fully-operational F-35B Lightning IIs embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) Oct. 8 during...
USAF 33rd Fighter Wing fires live AIM-9X missiles for the first time 28 September 2019For the first time, Airmen from the 33rd Fighter Wing fired AIM-9X missiles from F-35A Lightning II Sept. 17-19 at...
First two F-35s for the US Air National Guard arrive in Vermont 20 September 2019The United States Air National Guard ushered in a new era of air power capability as its first to stealth...
USMC F-35B completes simulated Combat Air Patrol with live AIM-9X missile 22 August 2019Marine fighter pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, launched from the amphibious assault ship USS...