The U.S. Marine Corps has announced the complete transition of its second F-35B squadron out of Iwakuni, Japan. The VMFA-242 squadron named the “Bats” has declared Initial Operational Capability as… Continue reading "The U.S. Marine Corps Establish Second F-35B Squadron in the Pacific"
The United Kingdom and Italy have allocated additional funds to BAE Systems and MBDA to finish the integration of next-generation weapons system upgrades for their F-35 fleets. The new procurement… Continue reading "BAE Systems and MBDA to Fit UK and Italian F-35 Fleets With New Missile Systems"
The United States Department of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin an annualized sustainment contract for its F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jets with a potential value of $6.6 billion. The… Continue reading "New F-35 Sustainment Contract Drives Down Lifecycle Cost"
Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David Berger, has stated that Marine Corps F-35Bs will be embarked on an Izumo-class helicopter destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force… Continue reading "USMC F-35Bs To Operate Off Japanese Helicopter Destroyers By November"
F-35B Lightning IIs of the United States Marine Corps’ Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 have become the first United States aircraft to conduct cross-deck operations for a mission utilizing… Continue reading "VMFA-211 F-35Bs Conduct First Cross-Deck Mission In Modern US Naval History"
Earlier this month, carrier variant F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets of the United States Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) ‘Argonauts’ joined the Carrier Strike Group (CSG)… Continue reading "United States Navy Deploys F-35C For the First Time Aboard USS Carl Vinson"
The Italian Navy announced on 30 July that one of its F-35Bs had landed aboard the ITS Cavour aircraft carrier on the same day. The landing is the first time… Continue reading "First Ever Italian Navy F-35B Landing Aboard ITS Cavour"
The Senate Armed Services Committee announced on 22 July that it had voted 22-3 to advance its markups of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, raising the topline of the… Continue reading "SASC 2022 NDAA Markups: More Money For USAF F-35 Sustainment"
The U.S. Army engaged two targets in a developmental test for its latest Battle Management system, the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS). According to a press… Continue reading "US Army Conducts 8th IBCS Intercept with F-35 Integration"
The Royal Australian Air Force announced on Tuesday that it had recently held the first operational conversion course for F-35 pilots that was completed in Australia. The course was conducted… Continue reading "First RAAF F-35 Operational Conversion Course Completed In Australia"