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The F-35 could be 'pilot optional' in the not-too-distant future, Lockheed Martin CEO says
Lockheed Martin is developing an advanced F-35 that can fly without a pilot. The CEO said it would be half the cost of a ...
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2 Elite Marine Corps Pilots Reveal What It's Like to Fly a F-35B Fighter Jet
In his role as a pilot with the Marine Corps air demonstration team, Maj. Craig Norris flew the F-35B Lightning II at airshows along the West Coast in 2024. While the fighter aircraft's capabilities ...
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Japan ramps up F-35 force posture
The Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) has strengthened the force posture along its northern coastline by initiating the ...
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Lockheed’s Pilot-Optional F-35 Pitch Signals Demand for Autonomous Fighters
The F-35 improvements fall in line with comments made in April following Lockheed Martin’s loss to Boeing for the U.S. Air ...
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This RC Jet Is Inexpensive & Super Fun – FMS F-35 64mm
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Inside the F-35's Global Dominance - One Jet to Rule Them All
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a fifth generation, single engine, single seat, multirole stealth fighter which is tasked with performing a variety of missions including strike, air ...
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Spare parts for Canada's F-35 fleet will be controlled by the U.S.
Spare parts for Canada’s new F-35 fighter jets will be stored at bases in Quebec and Alberta but such components will be owned and controlled by the U.S. government. Lawmakers in Denmark faced ...
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F-35 review ‘understandable’ for many, but would it risk Canada’s security?
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s request for a review of the F-35 fighter jet contract — and opposition leaders’ calls to cancel the contract altogether — reflects the reality of souring ...
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F-35 Flies for the First Time with Meteor BVRAAM
The Royal Air Force announced on Feb. 28, 2025, that an F-35 flew for the first time with the Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM). Specifically, a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B ...
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F-35 fighter jet crashes at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, pilot taken to hospital
An Air Force fighter pilot is in the hospital after an F-35 jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska, dramatic video shows. The F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday at 12:49 p.m ...
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More problems for the costly F-35 jet: Another just fell from the sky
It was the latest crash involving the F-35 stealth fighter jet, the military's most expensive weapon system that has been credited with revolutionizing modern American warfare but has also gained ...
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F-35 fighter jet crashes at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska after pilot ejects
Officials said an F-35 fighter jet crashed in Alaska on Tuesday after the pilot managed to safely eject from the aircraft – the latest mishap involving the U.S. military's most expensive weapon ...