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Tyndall AFB selected to host three US Air Force F-35A squadrons

3 April 2021

A 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 2021

The US Navy took another critical step forward in the future of the F-35C Lightning II joint strike fighter on...

Maiden flight for the 17th Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A from italian FACO in Cameri

7 March 2021

A little over a month after the first flight of the sixteenth F-35A destined for the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands...

US Navy conducts first at-sea F-35C engine power module replenishment with the new CMV-22B Osprey

27 February 2021

The “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 and members of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 successfully delivered an...

US F-16 Fighting Falcon participated in an Agile Combat Employment exercise with Italian F-35As and Eurofighters

20 February 2021

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and Airmen assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing participated in an Agile Combat Employment...

US Air Force names “Valkyries” first overseas and UK-based F-35A squadron

16 February 2021

The 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...

Italian Navy aircraft carrier “Cavour” arrived at Naval Station Norfolk to attain certification to safely land and launch F-35B aircraft

14 February 2021

The Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Feb 13 for...

U.S. Air Force: eighteen F-35As plus twelve F-16s and two KC-135s executed a huge Elephant Walk

22 December 2020

The 354th Fighter Wing and the 168th Wing Air National Guard completed a readiness exercise Dec. 18, 2020, verifying the...

Maiden flight for the 15th Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A from italian FACO in Cameri

14 December 2020

While the U.S. State Department cleared the sale to the United Arab Emirates of up to 50 F-35s, worth $10.4...

The first test F-35I “Adir” aircraft outside of the United States arrived at the Israeli Air Force Flight Testing Center

11 November 2020

Today, the first test F-35I (“Adir”) aircraft outside of the United States arrived at the IAF Flight Testing Center (FTC)...

Pratt & Whitney awarded $1.5M contract for F135 engine modernization

23 October 2020

Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX), announced that it has been awarded a $1.5M contract...

VMA-311 conducts a sundown ceremony and will reactivate as VMFA-311 operating the F-35C Lightning II

21 October 2020

Marine 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 2020

The F-35B Lightning jets have stepped up to the next level of training after the pilots completed their carrier qualification...

As for Switzerland the United States Congress notified of possible multi-role fighter sale also to Finland

10 October 2020

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which operates under the United States Department of Defense, has submitted a statutory notification...

Hill AFB’s F-35A Lightning IIs to conduct night flying operations during combat exercise

15 September 2020

Communities surrounding Hill Air Force Base will notice flying operations late into the evening Sept. 14-17, 2020 as the base’s...

BAE Systems continues mission-critical F-35 EW system production

15 September 2020

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin for the production and delivery of additional electronic warfare (EW) systems for...

Maiden Flight for the 14th Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A from the FACO in Cameri, Italy

2 September 2020

Maiden flight today 2 September of the fourteenth Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II for the Koninklijke Luchtmacht (Royal Netherlands Air...

Maiden Flight for the 13th Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A

26 August 2020

Covid-19 has not stopped production at the FACO in Cameri (Final Assembly & Check-Out): on 25 August the fifth low...

Luke F-35s from 62nd and 308th Fighter Squadrons trains in Gunfighter Flag exercise

26 August 2020

The 62nd and 308th Fighter Squadrons participated in the Gunfighter Flag Large Force Exercise, Aug. 17-21 at Mountain Home Air...

USAF B-52H and F16 royal norwegian air force train together

Stunning images of Norwegian F-16 fighter jets exercise together with US B-52H strategic bombers

25 August 2020

As part of a large American exercise in Europe, six US Air Force nuclear-capable strategic bombers are training along with...

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