F-35B Lightning II

Americas Misc 

U.S. Marine Corps Activates Its Second F-35B Fleet Replacement Squadron, VMFAT-502

July 1, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments F-35B Lightning II, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA, USMC Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502 (VMFAT-502)

The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) activated its second F-35B Fleet Replacement Squadron, the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502 (VMFAT-502),

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Naval Air Europe 

HMS Queen Elizabeth Launches First Ever F-35 ‘4-Ship Package’ for Recon Mission

June 26, 2020June 26, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, F-35B Lightning II, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Royal Navy, UK

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has launched the first ever UK F-35 ‘4-ship package’ for a reconnaissance

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Naval Air Europe 

UK’s Operational F-35 Jets Land Abroad HMS Queen Elizabeth for First Time

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), No. 617 Squadron RAF, Royal Navy, UK

UK’s operational F-35 Lightning jets landed on the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time on June 9,

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Misc Americas 

Pratt and Whitney Awarded $111M to Deliver Four F135-PW-600 Engines for USMC F-35B Aircraft

April 22, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments F-35B Lightning II, Pratt & Whitney, Pratt & Whitney F135, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Turbofan, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

Pratt and Whitney Engines, now part of Raytheon Technologies Corporation, is awarded an $111 million contract modification for the production

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Naval Asia-Pacific 

USS America, 31st MEU with F-35B Jets Operates in South China Sea

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Amphibious assault ship, F-35B Lightning II, South China Sea, U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS America (LHA-6)

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), including the F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft

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Misc Americas 

U.S. Air Force Fighter Pilot Joins Navy-Marine Corps Team

April 3, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments F-35B Lightning II, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS America (LHA-6)

PHILIPPINE SEA — “When I get into the cockpit, it’s like the world shuts off around me and the only

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Naval Air Europe 

F-35 Lightning Jets Complete Night Landings on HMS Queen Elizabeth in UK Waters

February 10, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, Exercise Lightning Fury, F-35B Lightning II, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Queen Elizabeth-class CV, Royal Navy, UK

Four F-35 Lightning jets have completed night landings on Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth flying over UK waters

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Air Europe Naval 

British F-35B Lightning Jets Fly from HMS Queen Elizabeth in UK waters for First Time

January 31, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, F-35B Lightning II, Fighter aircraft, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Royal Navy, UK

British F-35B Lightning jets have flown from the decks of HMS Queen Elizabeth in UK waters, the first time fighter

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Air Americas 

U.S. Marine Corps Aviator Becomes First Pilot to Cross 1000 Flight Hour in F-35 Fighter Aircraft

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

A U.S. Marine Corps aviator became the first military pilot to accumulate more than 1,000 flight hours in the F-35

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Air Europe Naval 

HMS Queen Elizabeth Sails from Portsmouth to Conduct F-35 Flight Trials in UK Waters

January 26, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Aircraft Carrier, F-35B Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, HMNB Portsmouth, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Queen Elizabeth-class CV, Royal Navy, UK

The UK Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) has sailed from her homeport of HMNB Portsmouth on Jan.

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