Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Article by Kiyoshi Takenaka of Reuters published on March 27, 2013:
Japan’s Military Chief Says F-35 is “Best Fighter”
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s highest-ranking uniformed officer said on Wednesday that Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighters were the best choice for the nation’s future operational needs as Tokyo wrestles with tensions with China and increasingly belligerent North Korea.
The vote of confidence in the state-of-the-art U.S. warplane comes amid reports that some nations that have placed orders for the F-35s are reconsidering their plans.
Shigeru Iwasaki, ... Read more
Categories: News Report
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Friday, March 22nd, 2013
Article by Capt. Staci Reidinger, Headquarters Marine Corps.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 watched in amazement and satisfaction as the Corps’ first operational F-35B Lightning II squadron conducted its first Short Take Off, Vertical Landing operations aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. March 21, 2013.
(Photo by Cpl. Ken Kalemkarian)
Maj. Richard Rusnok, an F-35B Lightning II test pilot, conducted VMFA-121’s first short landing and takeoff as well as the Corps’ first F-35B hover and vertical landing outside of a testing environment in ... Read more
Categories: News Report, Photos
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
Article by Maj. Karen Roganov, 33rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs, Eglin Air Force Base.
The first international student aviator at the 33rd Fighter Wing, training to be an F-35B Lightning II instructor pilot, completed his first sortie in the joint strike fighter here March 19.
United Kingdom Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Frankie Buchler flew with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Karen Roganov)
“There were no surprises, the jet was fun to fly and the flight went as expected,” ... Read more
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