Lost Race: Did The US Spend Too Much Time Developing The F-35?

As rivals evolve and unmanned stealth aircraft emerge, the F-35's long development timeline raises questions about US ...

Trump Flexes Airpower As Maduro Drags Putin In War; US' B-1B Bombers Fly Near Venezuela For 3rd Time

The United States Air Force sent multiple B-1B Lancer bombers near Venezuela in another show of force, escalating military pressure against drug cartels and Nicolás Maduro’s regime. The flights, ...
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CV-18 Fujian: China’s New Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

Key Points and Summary – China has commissioned CV-18 Fujian, the PLAN’s first EMALS-equipped carrier, marking a rapid jump ...

I commanded an F-35B squadron. People win wars, not technology

China's J-35 stealth fighter launched from Fujian aircraft carrier, but former TOPGUN pilot who flew F-35B and F-22 Raptor ...
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Japan Starts F-35B Training Flights

As deliveries continue, the JASDF has now started training operations with the F-35B Lightning II at Nyutabaru Air Base. The JASDF (Japan Air-Self Defense ...
The National Interest

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. The US Marine Corps’ (USMC) specialized Joint Strike Fighter variant is quickly becoming ...
The Aviationist

U.S. Air Force Releases Photos Of F-35Bs Escorting B-52s Off Venezuela

U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs armed with live AIM-9X air-to-air missiles, escorted the B-52s during a bomber attack demonstration mission earlier this week. U.S. Air Forces Southern has just released a new ...
Military Times

Air Force conducts ‘bomber attack’ demonstration near Venezuela

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing integrates with a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, in the ...