The U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Air Group 12 (MAG-12) recently declared Full Operational Capability (FOC) of VMFA-242 last month, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. This is… Continue reading "MCAS Iwakuni Continues to Strengthen Marine Corps Aviation in the Pacific with F-35B"
Eielson Air Force Base completed its two-year build-up of the 354th Fighter Wing on April 15th. The airbase, which is located near Fairbanks, Alaska, was selected by the Air Force… Continue reading "Eielson Air Force Base Completes Two-year F-35A build-up"
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 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"
A Royal Air Force F-35B pilot ejected over the Mediterranean this morning during routine flight operations. The F-35B and its pilot are part of the HMS Queen Elizabeth’s air wing.… Continue reading "RAF Pilot Safe After Ejecting From F-35 Over Mediterranean"
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has added to its election platform a pledge to increase the nation’s defense spending to at least 2% of Japan’s gross national budget ahead of… Continue reading "Japan’s Ruling Party Pledges Doubled Defense Budget Ahead Of Elections"
Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force announced on Tuesday that it had successfully conducted the first trial takeoffs and landings of F-35B Lightning IIs on the JS Izumo. The October 3 trials… Continue reading "USMC F-35Bs Conduct First Landings And Takeoffs From Izumo"
The U.S. Marine Corps has announced the complete transition of its second F-35B squadron out of Iwakuni, Japan. The VMFA-242 squadron named the “Bats” has declared Initial Operational Capability as… Continue reading "The U.S. Marine Corps Establish Second F-35B Squadron in the Pacific"