Tag: F-35C

How many F-35s to buy? Draft defense bills disagree

Defense June 17, 2024

The Senate’s proposed National Defense Authorization Act would leave the military’s planned purchases of 68 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in fiscal 2025 unchanged.The chamber’s...

House defense bill would add more test F-35s as upgrades remain behind

Defense May 23, 2024

USMC CH-53K Transports F-35C And Refuels From KC-130 En Route

Aviation April 26, 2024

F-35s to cost $2 trillion as Pentagon plans longer use, says watchdog

Defense April 15, 2024

Seeking to make F-35s ready for war, maintainers think outside the box

DefenseApril 2, 2024

NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE, Calif. — From the air control tower at the center of the U.S. Navy’s largest jet base, the roar of...

Navy wish list seeks Red Sea missiles, backs submarine-industrial base

DefenseMarch 25, 2024

The U.S. Navy sent lawmakers a $2.2 billion wish list for fiscal 2025, which includes several items that would fill in gaps that arose...

Fixing subpar barracks at top of the Marine Corps’ budget wish list

DefenseMarch 20, 2024

Money to fix the subpar barracks is the No. 1 priority for the Marine Corps in its budget wish list for fiscal 2025.The Corps...

V-22 Osprey fleet will fly again, with no fixes but renewed training

DefenseMarch 8, 2024

The U.S. military will allow its fleet of V-22 Ospreys to fly again, three months after it grounded the entire inventory of more than...

U.S. Navy Surging Last C-2 Greyhound Squadron As CMV-22 Osprey Remains Grounded

AviationFebruary 20, 2024

The last 15 C-2As are surging to meet the carrier onboard delivery mission after all Ospreys were grounded in December, with DOT&E meanwhile reporting...

Here Are More Photos Of The USMC F-35C That Suffered A Nose Gear Collapse At NAS Fallon

AviationFebruary 15, 2024

Take a look at these new shots showing the U.S. Marine Corps F-35C of VMFA-311 that ended resting on its EOTS at NAS Fallon,...

Exclusive: U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Suffers Nose Landing Gear Collapse While Parked

AviationFebruary 13, 2024

The pilot was climbing out of the F-35C when the nose landing gear began retracting. A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Marine...

South Korea To Buy C-390 And Additional F-35A Aircraft

AviationDecember 4, 2023

The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced during its Defence Project Committee meeting that it will be buying additional F-35As and C-390s. On Dec....

F-35C Sporting A Mirror-Like Coating Spotted On USS Abraham Lincoln

AviationDecember 2, 2023

The aircraft, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125, was photographed during flight operations as the ship is underway in the Pacific Ocean. A new...