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What Is The Flap Behind The F-35 Lightning Cockpit And Why Is It Open?
Curious about the flap behind the F-35 Lightning cockpit? Learn what it does, why it opens, and how it supports the jet's ...
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An Israel F-35I Adir Has Fought in “Beast Mode” for the First Time
An F-35 in “beast mode” can lug an extra 22,000 pounds of internal and external weapons. The American-made F-35 Lightning II ...
Trump rattled the F-35 program, but allies aren't bailing out just yet
There hasn't been a big movement away from the program. Analysts say there isn't a better aircraft available right now.
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‘Franken-Lightning,’ Rebuilt From Two Damaged F-35s, Is Now Fully Operational
The repair that ultimately resulted in the creation of the Franken-Lightning took two years and five months to complete and ...
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F-35 Map Shows Who Is Buying US Stealth Fighter Jets
America's most controversial warplane, the F-35 Lightning II, is back in the spotlight as ... the program's anchor customer, with over 600 aircraft across three variants: the Air Force's F-35A ...
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Belgium’s F-35 fighter jet Production Gambit: A Shift Toward European Defense Autonomy or a Challenge to Transatlantic Ties?
Belgium has proposed that its additional Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft be assembled in Italy, rather than in the ...
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Norway Receives Its Full F-35 Order
The NATO member is the first F-35 partner nation to fulfill its program of record; Norway has received its desired fifty-two F35s.
US Air Force engineers first-ever 'Frankenjet' from two broken F-35s. Know all about it
The United States Air Force, in a remarkable feat of engineering, has rebuilt F-35A figher jet, also known as 'Frankenjet' ...