The National Interest on MSN7d
The F-35 Lightning Just Logged Its Millionth Flight Hour
The most advanced stealth fighter jet in the skies, the F-35 Lightning II remains the tip of the spear of the U.S. military’s ...
The Aviationist on MSN6d
F-35s Take Over Rotational U.S. Marine Corps Deployments to MCAS Iwakuni
VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine ...
KSL10d
F-35 fleet hits 1 million flight hours; DOD reevaluating heavy reliance on private contractors
Michael Schmidt, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office executive ... that the total flying hours for the F-35As were only about 2% greater in 2021 than they were in 2020, despite the number ...
Janes11d
Global F-35 fleet passes 1 million flight hours
The global fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft has surpassed a combined 1 million ...
Defense One10d
F-35 to get new software this summer—but there’s no date yet for planned full upgrade
Lockheed Martin is aiming to release new software to U.S. F-35 jets this summer ... strong” and more stable than the initial TR-2 software. As Lockheed finishes developing TR-3 and begins ...
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Initial flight testing completed of LRASM anti-ship missile on F-35
The AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is a precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on the Joint Air-to ...