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Japan’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets is growing. So are its military bases.
Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two ...
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Finland’s First F-35 Conducts Maiden Flight
The Finnish Air Force’s first F-35 conducted its first flight on Dec. 8, ahead of the official rollout ceremony next week. The Finnish Air Force has ...
A British F-35B Lightning stealth fighter jet was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan on Sunday after developing a technical fault. The £88m aircraft, one of the world’s most advanced combat ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 1,200 F-35 ...
Lockheed Martin has displayed the first F-35A Lightning II destined for Finland at its Fort Worth facility, marking a ...
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JAS 39 Gripen vs. the F-35? The Results Weren’t Even Close
The F-35’s performance was so impressive that Canada decided to buy the fifth-generation fighter despite a 2015 promise not ...
Three Lockheed Martin’s F-35Bs arrived Aug. 7, 2025, at Nyutabaru Air Base on the main island of Kyushu, Japan. Japan Air Self-Defense Force photo Japan received its first three F-35B Lightning II ...
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Meteor BVRAAM Nears F-35A Flight Testing
The F-35A completed ground vibration testing and fit checks at Edwards Air Force Base ahead of the beginning of flight testing. The F-35 Joint Program ...
A F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on a conference call mid-air with engineers to solve a problem with a $200 million jet before it plummeted onto the runway at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, forcing ...
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