A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber flies with two U.K. Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jets while on a Bomber Task Force training exercise over England on August 29, 2019. B-2 Unit - 509th ...
The F-35’s critical Block 4 upgrade package is now five years behind schedule, expected in 2031, and $6 billion over budget, ...
Falcon Strike 25 is the latest stop of the UK’s eight-month-long deployment across the globe, from the North Atlantic to the ...
As rivals evolve and unmanned stealth aircraft emerge, the F-35's long development timeline raises questions about US ...
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Saudi Arabia May Get US F-35 Fighters

The Trump administration is mulling over Riyadh’s request to procure as many as four dozen F-35 Lightning II fighter jets.
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 ...
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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 Royal Air Force’s transition to fifth-generation air power is built on the legacy of aircraft such as the Harrier and Tornado, according to Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth, who says lessons from ...
The USAF is likely to keep the Rivet Joint flying past 2050, 90 years after entering service. The absence of a planned ...
The Energy Department and Air Force in August successfully carried out the first tests dropping unarmed B61-12 nuclear ...