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By Paul Szoldra Jun 11, 2020
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A pilot with the callsign ‘Banzai’ is the first woman to fly the F-35 in combat

Bravo
By Jared Keller Jun 8, 2020
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F-35 landing gear collapses on landing at Hill Air Force Base

An F-35 Lightning II's landing gear collapsed during landing at Hill Air Force Base in Utah on Monday, the base...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider May 21, 2020
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Florida air base commander calls for ‘safety pause’ after back-to-back stealth fighter crashes

"This pause allows us to focus on what's needed to safely resume flying training," wrote the Eglin-based 33rd Fighter Wing.
By Task & Purpose Feb 28, 2020
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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the military's newest jet.
By Jared Keller Jan 7, 2020
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Behold the largest F-35 elephant walk we’ve ever seen

If you've ever wondered what two fighter wings worth of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters looks like, you now have your...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jun 10, 2019
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Here’s what happened to that Japanese F-35 that mysteriously disappeared in the Pacific

The F-35 that went missing in April crashed after the pilot lost his spatial awareness and slammed the fighter into...
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider May 24, 2019
Military Tech

Watch 2 F-35s flex in ‘beast mode’ in support of US troops in Afghanistan

Two F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters recently flew a mission in the Middle East in "beast mode," meaning they...
By Jeff Schogol Apr 30, 2019
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The high-tech stealth F-35A made its combat debut against… a cave

Better late than never.
By Jeff Schogol Apr 19, 2019
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US and Japan do not think that China will find the wreckage of a missing Japanese F-35

The CIA attempted to retrieve a sunken Soviet submarine in 1974. The mission was partially successful.
By Jeff Schogol Apr 15, 2019
Military Tech

The Air Force’s F-35A may be about to get its first taste of combat

The Air Force's variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility...
By James Clark Oct 11, 2018
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From 1st Combat Strike To 1st Crash: It’s Been A Chaotic Month For The F-35

The last few weeks have been a roller coaster for the F-35, from its first combat airstrike, to its first...
By James Clark Oct 11, 2018
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Pentagon Orders Entire F-35 Fleet Grounded

The Pentagon has ordered its entire fleet of F-35 fighters to be grounded in the wake of a Marine F-35B...
By Sarah Sicard Aug 29, 2017
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The F-35A Is Finally Combat-Ready — And It May Be Pacific-Bound

Two Air Force squadrons are about to get the armed forces’ first fully combat operational F-35A multirole fighter outfitted with...