On 24 January, an F-35C of Carrier Air Wing 2 attempted to land on the USS Carl Vinson which was operating in the South China Sea. The result of the… Continue reading "US Beats China to Retrieving Sunken F-35"
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a video circulating on social media of a U.S. Navy F-35C just before an apparent impact with the USS Carl Vinson’s flight deck, as… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Confirms Authenticity Of F-35C Crash Video, Photograph"
On 27 December, 2021, NAVAIR and Lockheed-Martin signed a deal regarding the development of a new bespoke variant of the F-35 ‘Lightning II’ multirole aircraft for a new, undisclosed party,… Continue reading "NAVAIR Commission For A New F-35 Variant"
The Republic of Korea Air Force has grounded its F-35A fleet after an F-35A made an emergency belly landing at Seosan Air Force Base on 4 January. The pilot of… Continue reading "South Korea Grounds F-35As Following Belly Landing Incident"
The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announced the Initial Operational Capability of 4 F-35A multirole jet fighters belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht). The Netherlands is… Continue reading "Netherlands Declare Initial Operational Capability of Its F-35s"
The head of the Royal Thai Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Napadej Dhupatemiya, has announced the RTAF’s interest in acquiring F-35s to replace its fleets of F-5TH Super Tigris Tiger… Continue reading "Thai Air Force Head Interested In F-35 Procurement"
The United States Air Force announced on December 15, that RAF Lakenheath’s first USAF F-35As arrived on the same day. The F-35s are the first USAF Lightning IIs to be… Continue reading "First RAF Lakenheath-Based United States Air Force F-35s Arrive"
The United Arab Emirates has withdrawn its letters of offer and acceptance for a $23.37 billion arms deal that would have seen the country purchase F-35As, MQ-9B Sky Guardians and… Continue reading "US Still Willing To Go Forwards With UAE F-35 Sale Despite Negotiation Impasse"
Finland’s government officially announced on Friday afternoon that it had selected the F-35A Lighning II as the winner of the Finnish Air Force’s HX Programme. 64 Block 4 F-35As will… Continue reading "Finland Officially Selects F-35s As Hornet Replacements"
The Japanese Air Self Defense Force says that abnormalities were found in the computer systems of a JASDF F-35A that made an emergency landing at Hakodate Airport on Wednesday. In… Continue reading "Aircraft Computer Issues Responsible For JASDF F-35A Emergency Landing"