In technical feat, the Navy’s F-35B fighter jet lands on Japanese aircraft carrier off San Diego
In a technical advance off San Diego, a U.S. Navy F-35B strike fighter landed on a Japanese aircraft carrier for the first time over the weekend, proving that the two allies can jointly use one of the ...
The US F-35 stealth fighter fleet has a readiness problem that 6 years and over $12 billion haven't fixed, watchdog finds
None of the F-35 variants met their readiness goals over a six-year period despite billions of dollars, a US government ...
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That time a Navy fighter jet shot itself down
68 years ago this weekend that happened to one unfortunate U.S. Navy aviator. Thomas Attridge Jr had the distinction of being inside the first jet fighter to shoot itself down. But first ...
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Navy finds wreckage of fighter jet that crashed during training in Washington state
(AP) – The U.S. Navy located the wreckage Wednesday of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during a routine training flight in mountainous terrain. The two crew members onboard ...
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Two Navy aviators declared dead in Washington fighter jet crash
Two crew members who were missing following the crash of a fighter jet in mountainous terrain in Washington state during a routine training flight have been declared dead, the U.S. Navy said Sunday.
Navy pilots in Mt. Rainier crash remembered by mentor and fellow officers
It’s been a week since tragedy unfolded near Mount Rainier, with two military pilots crashing during a naval training ...