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Military Aviation News July 20, 2021

The Hat Trick History: Mission X

On July 20, 2001, Lockheed Martin, U.S. military officials and the aerospace community focused their attention on a single X-35, the concept demonstrator aircraft that…

Military Aviation News February 15, 2021

Italian Navy Aircraft Carrier ITS Cavour Arrives at Naval Station Norfolk

The Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Feb 13 for a series of operations alongside…

Military Aviation News September 25, 2020

HMS Queen Elizabeth Welcomes UK and U.S. Jets for Major Exercise

HMS Queen Elizabeth has embarked the largest number of warplanes ever onto her deck as she prepares to take her place at the heart of…

Military Aviation News September 22, 2020

Joint Exercise for the Italian Air Force’s F-35As and the Royal Air Force’s F-35Bs

On July 22 three F-35A stealth fighters of the Italian Air Force, on their way back from the deployment in support of NATO Icelandic Air…

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM137 RAF s

Military Aviation News January 10, 2020

US State approves Singapore F-35B Lightning II STOVL acquisition

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Singapore of up to twelve (12) F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical…

Lockheed Martin F-35B Ligtning II 168726/VM-18 VMFAT-501 US Marines

Military Aviation News September 27, 2018

Lockheed Martin F-35B jet used by U.S. Navy in combat for first time

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States used an F-35 jet against a Taliban target in Afghanistan earlier on Thursday, marking the first U.S. combat use…

Military Aviation News August 27, 2018

Pax River ITF to conduct first-time trials onboard partner nation’s carrier

After years of partnership within the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, U.S. and United Kingdom team members from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test…

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM137 RAF

Military Aviation News July 17, 2018

Royal Navy pilot hails ‘unique’ simulator’s role in supporting first of class flight trials

One of the UK’s leading F-35 Lightning test pilots has spoken of the importance of a unique £2m flight simulator developed by BAE Systems for…

Military Aviation News June 6, 2018

Britain’s most advanced jets F-35B Lightnings II making way across Atlantic

The first of Britain’s next-generation fighter jets have taken off from the United States and are flying over the Atlantic Ocean towards RAF Marham. The…

Military Aviation News May 24, 2018

UK Pilots in Final Preparations to Fly F-35s to New Home RAF Marham

With less than three weeks before UK pilots stationed at a South Carolina Marine Corps base are scheduled to cross the Atlantic with four F-35…

Military Aviation News March 2, 2018

Japan May Buy US F-35B Jets For Its First Aircraft Carrier

Japanese media reported earlier that the Defense Ministry had been redesigning its helicopter carrier into the country’s first aircraft carrier, capable of accommodating US F-35B…

Military Aviation News June 26, 2017

United Kingdom QE Class aircraft carrier takes to sea for the first time

History was made today as HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first QE Class aircraft carrier, set sail from Rosyth to commence first stage sea trials off…

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