The F-35Bs of the two services continue to operate together as further integration looms. After spending years “fighting” each other to get more F-35Bs, the “honeymoon” (as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, [...]

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The image shows the F-35C floating on water after falling from USS Carl Vinson. An interesting image has been published on Reddit and across the various social networks on Jan. 27, 2022. It shows a [...]

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An RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) F-35A Lightning II put on an impressive aerial display over Sydney Harbour. On Jan. 26, 2022, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) joined celebrations to mark Australia Day 2022 in [...]

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Space Micro, a defense and NASA contractor recently acquired by Voyager Space, won a contract to design a laser communications terminal to connect military aircraft with geostationary satellites in orbit. 

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The aircraft has been recovered last month and it looks like it is still pretty much intact. An image, taken by an unknown photographer, showing the wreckage of the British F-35B that ditched in the [...]

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The first batch of six Rafale aircraft for the Hellenic Air Force has been ferried to their new home, with the rest following at the end of 2022. The Hellenic Air Force welcomed in Greece [...]

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The TAI Hürjet is scheduled to fly for the first time in 2023 and will replace the ageing T-38 and F-5 jets. Over the last decade, Turkey has put great attention on its national aerospace [...]

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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing becomes the first Marine squadron to deploy the F-35C on an aircraft carrier. The F-35C Lightning II of the U.S. Marine Corps reached yet another [...]

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The Transfer Of Authority of the QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) to the F-35 ended the F-16’s mission after 42 years. On Jan. 6, 2022, the Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A Lightning II officially took over [...]

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An air race champion and CEO of an aircraft management company describes the business. Also, flight cancellations, 737 MAX flights to resume in Ethiopia and Indonesia, more 5G drama, adaptive cycle engines for military applications.

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It’s the first known gear-up landing of an F-35. An F-35A of the ROKAF (Republic Of Korea Air Force) carried out an emergency landing at 12.51 PM on Jan. 4, 2022, South Korea’s Yonhap news [...]

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