F35
How the Navy Prepared the USS America for F-35s
Key point: The military wants more of its ships to be able to handle the F-35B. US Navy and industry engineers will soon begin additional work on the USS America amphibious...
The A-10 vs. F-35 Showdown Is Almost Here
The A-10 Thunderbolt II may have evaded a light attack aircraft replacement and the congressional budget axe, but the beloved Warthog and its 30mm gatling gun is finally facing a...
The F-35 Still Has a Long Way to Go before It Will Be Ready for Combat
The F-35 still has a long way to go before it will be ready for combat. That was the parting message of Dr. Michael Gilmore, the now-retired Director of Operational...
Get Ready, China and North Korea: F-35s Are Now on a Navy Assault Ship
The US Navy’s 7th Fleet has announced that a detachment of F-35Bs arrived aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp on March 5, marking the first time the aircraft has...
America Can Now Fly F-35s off of Assault Ships—Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal
The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed a detachment of Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters onboard USS Wasp (LHD-1), marking the first time the jet has deployed operationally onboard a...
Turkey Wants F-35Bs to Field an ‘Aircraft Carrier in Disguise’
Turkey is the latest country to consider buying F-35Bs in order to field an “aircraft carrier in disguise.” The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet Daily News reported the news on February 27....
Did Japan Have a Secret Plan to Arm It’s Aircraft Carrier with F-35s?
Very nearly since the day Japan laid down JS Izumo (and her sister, Kaga) analysts have wondered whether the medium-sized aircraft carrier might eventually fly the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter...
Japan Might Buy as Many as 40 F-35B Fighters, Report States
Japan is officially drawing up plans to acquire the F-35B, according to local media reports. This week, The Yomiuri Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper, said that Shinzo Abe’s administration “is planning...
This Navy Ship Is Getting Deadly New Upgrades for Its F-35s
US Navy and industry engineers will soon begin additional work on the USS America amphibious assault ship to finalize the ship’s integration with the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, marking a...
America Hopes to Score Big at One of Asia’s Biggest Airshows
The United States State Department is at the Singapore air show this week to help U.S. defense contractors to make inroads into the Asian market. “I’m responsible for the conduct...
The U.S. Congress Is Trying to Give the F-35 a Pass for All Its Problems
The $700-billion defense authorization bill for 2018 contains a number of provisions that are likely to increase the risk of cost overruns for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and...