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09 Sep 2022

THIS fighter jet has China-made part! Pentagon stops accepting new aircrafts

F-35's manufacturer Lockheed Martin discovered the parts used were Chinese The parts used do not affect the flight operations of the F-35 fighter jets An alternative source of alloy will be used in the future machines

26 Jul 2022

China’s advanced F-35 rival Stealth Fighter Jet Shenyang J-35 ‘Breaks Cover’

Also known as the FC-31, the prototype looks like the naval variant of the Chinese Shenyang J-35 and is a direct competitor to the America's F-35 II Lightning, widely regarded as the most advanced fighter jet in the world.

24 Jun 2020

2 US Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter pilots now TOPGUN

With the F-35C Lightning II fighters now in service, the STFI 'TOPGUN' course was restructured and developed to integrate the stealth aircraft's tactics, techniques, and procedures. Although the F-35C tactics instructors at STFI have completed the TOPGUN course previously, Major Derek Heinz and Lieutenant William Goodwin III are the first graduates of the course currently flying the Lightning II.

08 Jun 2020

Sukhoi Su-57, Russia's stealth fighter with 6th Generation technology?

Sukhoi Su-57, the 5th Generation Russian combat aircraft, also uses technologies being developed for the 6th Generation fighters making it a "breakthrough" platform. The Su-57, which is already in service with the Russian Aerospace Force, is the first 5th Generation fighter developed and operationalised by Russia.

15 Oct 2019

Chengdu J-20 stealth jets commissioned into China's PLAAF ace unit

The single-seat, two-engine J-20 has been developed by Chengdu Aerospace Corporation with China claiming the jet is a match for the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II of the United States of America. The only other stealth fighter in active service is Russia's Sukhoi Su-57.

Royal Air Force

25 Jun 2019

RAF F-35s take part in 1st operational missions, UK calls it 'historic moment'

According to the UK Ministry of Defence, the F-35B Lightning II jets carried out more than 14 armed reconnaissance missions over Iraq and Syria but did not carry out any airstrikes.

18 Jan 2019

Singapore to buy a few F-35 jets, eyes fleet replacement

The cost of the most common variation of the jet, the F-35A, is around $90 million each, based on contract negotiations with the Pentagon in the United States.

23 May 2018

Israel says it is the first country to use US-made F-35 in combat

Manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp, the F-35 is also known as the Joint Strike Fighter and, in Israel, by its Hebrew name "Adir" (Mighty).

01 Mar 2018

F-35 Lightning II: The fighter jet that India does not want to buy, yet

There had been speculation that India is interested in the F-35 Lightning.

20 Jan 2018

US to sell F-35 jets to Belgium for $6.53 bn

The US State Department has approved a sale of 34 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft to Belgium, the Pentagon said.

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