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Marine Corps F-35B Flies 5,000 Hours With No Mishaps

The Marine Corps’ F-35B iteration is certainly the most complex mechanically of the three Lightning II models.
Interesting Engineering on MSN

5 months, 5,000 flying hours, 0 failures: US Marines’ F-35 squadron sets record

A US Marine Corps squadron flying the F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter has returned from a landmark five-month deployment ...
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

Lightning Carriers: The Marines’ secret weapon in the Pacific

As the U.S. military prepares for the possibility of a conflict in the Pacific, the Navy and Marine Corps are working on a new way to project airpower, and they’re calling it the Lightning Carrier.
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 ...