Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II's assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211), 13th Marine ...
U.S. Marines Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, 31st Marine ...
The last flight of the first F-35B Lightning II covered more than 500 miles at speeds considerably slower than Mach 1.6. And in this case it had to hitch a ride. The airframe of the fighter jet, known ...
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Japan Starts F-35B Training Flights

As deliveries continue, the JASDF has now started training operations with the F-35B Lightning II at Nyutabaru Air Base. The JASDF (Japan Air-Self Defense ...
Falcon Strike 25 is the latest stop of the UK’s eight-month-long deployment across the globe, from the North Atlantic to the ...
The Marine Corps’ F-35B iteration is certainly the most complex mechanically of the three Lightning II models.
A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II has returned to its home air station after undergoing maintenance for more than a month at a civilian airport in southern Japan, the service announced Monday. The ...
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 ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2017) U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II pilots assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in ...
The British Royal Navy has carried out flight tests of the F-35B Lightning fighter jet armed with the nation's latest air-to-air missile, the Meteor, for the very first time. Pilot Lieutenant ...
VMFA-214’s F-35s have deployed to Japan in place of long-running F/A-18 Hornet detachments, which reinforce the U.S. Marine Corps squadrons permanently based in the region. Marine Fighter Attack ...
The Marine Corps wants to be more spread out and more unpredictable in the Indo-Pacific, and that means using its flattops differently.