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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 ...
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Lockheed Nears Record Year for F-35 Deliveries

"Lockheed Martin has delivered a record 143 F-35 Lightning II jets through the end of the third quarter," company officials ...
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Lockheed Martin secures $24 billion contract for nearly 300 more F-35 Lightning II jets

Lockheed Martin Corp. finalized a federal contract to produce nearly 300 more F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, which will be assembled in Fort Worth. The U.S. Department of War announced the contract, ...

Every Variant Of The F-35, And What Makes Them Unique

The F-35's development costs are well over $1 trillion, but then again it's really three planes in one. Here's what sets each apart from the others.
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Lockheed Martin expects F-35 tech upgrades to last through 2032

Airman 1st Class James Meredith applies precision tape on an F-35A Lightning II at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, March 20, 2025. (SrA Seleena Muhammad-Ali/Air Force) LONDON — After encountering ...

F-35 Squadron Flew A 'Historic' 5,000 Hours Without A Single Mishap

Doing anything for 5,000 hours without a mistake is great, much less flying an F-35. And an entire squadron having zero ...
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Finland’s first F-35A Lightning II leaves the factory

Finland’s first F-35A Lightning II has emerged from the assembly line at Lockheed Martin, marking a significant milestone in ...
Aviation Week

UK Finalizing Plans To Retrieve Stranded F-35B

UK F-35Bs in Singapore. Credit: Chen Chuanren SINGAPORE—The UK Royal Navy is continuing efforts to recover a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II that diverted to Thiruvananthapuram Airport in India ...
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Greece Considers More F-35s Over F-16 Block 50 Upgrade – Reports

Talks with Lockheed Martin to upgrade Greece’s 38 F-16C/D Block 50s remain stalled, while new jets won’t arrive before 2031 and will need upkeep soon after. Greece signed on Jul. 25, 2024, a Letter of ...
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The F-35 Lightning II from concept to cockpit edited by Jeffrey W. Hamstra, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Foreword / Capt. Charles Thomas (Tom) Burbage -- Preface / Jeffrey W. Hamstra -- Chapter 1. F-35 program history : from JAST to IOC / Arthur E ...
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Lockheed Martin X-35B STOVL

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Short takeoff/vertical landing variant to be used by U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines and the United Kingdom, equipped ...
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Lockheed Martin secures $24 billion contract for nearly 300 more F-35 Lightning II jets

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The U.S. Department of War ...