The first female commander of the Air Force's A-10 demo team reflects on flying the Warthog on the eve of its retirement
Maj. Lindsay Johnson, who leads the Air Force's A-10 demo team, recalls exhibiting the Warthog's famed combat prowess as the ...
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F-22 Raptors and F-35 Fighters Battled in the Sky (In a Simulation)
In May, two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters engaged in a rare dogfighting exercise with two South Korean F-35A ...
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Lockheed Martin’s Role in Maryland’s Defense Tech Scene
Maryland is a key player in the U.S. defense industry, thanks to its location near Washington, D.C., and the presence of many ...
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First F-35 For The 301st Fighter Wing Sporting the ‘TX' Tail Code Has Flown
The jet with the TX tail code will soon join the fleet of the “Spads” as part of the first stand-alone F-35 Air Force Reserve ...
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These Are the Most Iconic Combat Aircraft in the U.S. Air Force
One of the newest aircraft to enter service in the U.S. Air Force is the F-35 Lightning II, which is a fifth-generation ...
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THE F-35 - Where the World's Most Advanced Fighter Jet is Built
The F-35 Lightning II is the most technologically advanced aircraft ever built. Designed as a 5th-generation multi-role fighter, the F-35 can perform both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Now ...
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The Fastest Combat Aircraft in the US Navy Is a Next-Generation Stealth Fighter
The Lightning II is part of the fifth generation of fighter aircraft, incorporating the newest stealth technology and ...
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NATO exercises nuclear mission as deterrence transitions to F-35
NATO has begun its annual nuclear exercise for tactical combat aircraft, involving for the first time the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
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The F-35 Fighter is NATOs Tactical Nuclear Bomber
Among the many roles the stealth, fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II can perform is that of a tactical nuclear bomber.
F-35B Lightning lands at Beaufort’s Marine Air Station, why is this warplane special?
The first F-35B Lightning II jet arrived at the Marine Corps Air Station Friday to much fanfare. The jet has “advanced ...
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U.S. Marine Corps’ VMFA-533 Receives First F-35B Lightning II Block 4 at MCAS Beaufort
The delivery makes VMFA-533 the Marine Corps’ second operational F-35B Lightning II unit on the East Coast. TR-3 supported ...
F-35 Lightning II Vs Typhoon FGR4: How Do The Fighter Jets Compare?
The U.S. military's F-35 Lightning II fighter jet has some strong competition from the U.K.'s Typhoon FGR4. How do these two ...