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A French Rafale ‘shot down’ an American F-35A stealth fighter in a 2025 exercise — and the cockpit video is hard to argue with

A French Dassault Rafale fighter notionally shot down an American F-35A Lightning II at Exercise Atlantic Trident over ...
The Aviationist

A Close-Up Look at the F-35’s Highway Operations during the Baana 24 Exercise

A newly released cockpit video gives a first-person view of the U.S. F-35s as they operated from a highway strip during the Baana24 exercise in Finland last month. A new cockpit video offers an ...
The Aviationist

U.S. and Japanese Air Forces Hold Bilateral Exercise Over Sea of Japan with B-52, F-15Js, F-35As and F-22s

The bilateral exercise, which included formation flight and Defensive Counter Air training, was held following “intensified activities concerning Japan’s national security,” possibly referring to the ...