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First F-35B Transported by CH-53K to MCAS Beaufort to be Retired as Static Display

Airframe BF-01 performed the F-35's first vertical landing on Mar. 18, 2010, and the first vertical takeoff on May 10, 2013, at NAS Patuxent River. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take-Off ...
Royal Air Force

Lightning Force: F-35B Pilots Bring Fifth-Gen Power to the Indo-Pacific

When the UK’s F-35B Lightning jets launched on Operation HIGHMAST in April, they carried more than weapons and fuel. They ...
Yahoo

British F-35 stealth jet makes emergency landing in Japan after mid-air malfunction

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 ...
Houston Chronicle

Japan deploys its first F-35B fighter jets to bolster defenses in the south

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's first three F-35B stealth fighter jets arrived Thursday at an air base in the south of the country, its latest move to fortify defenses as tensions in the region grow. The new ...
The National Interest

Déjà Vu: Another British F-35 Just Made an Emergency Landing in Japan

The incident in Japan follows a similar episode in June, when a British F-35 Lightning II made an emergency landing in India—and was stranded there for several weeks. Only weeks after a Royal Navy ...