The US Marines are prioritising the non-jumpjet version of the F-35 stealth jet
Without much fanfare, the US Marine Corps made a critical decision recently – one that should boost the ability of its ...
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The U.S. Air Force’s F-35 “Franken-Bird” Is Ready To Fly
A brand-new F-35 costs about $80 million. The Franken-bird project, however, will cost U.S. taxpayers just $6 million—less ...
See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight
Restoring the salvaged 'Franken-bird' F-35A Lightning fighter jet cost an estimated $6 million, a fraction of the $80 million ...
Unprecedented gear failure suspected in Arizona jet crash tragedy
AUSTIN, Texas — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating a deadly jet crash in Arizona on Monday. The ...
How The US Air Force Stitched Up 2 Mishap Damaged F-35s To Make A New Lightning II
The 'Franken-Lightning' uses a cockpit from AF-27, an F-35 that suffered a serious engine fire flying from Eglin AFB, Florida ...
The World's Most Superior Carrier-Based Aircraft
Engineering excellence and modern technology meld in the world’s best fighters found on the decks of aircraft carriers around ...
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'We Learned a Lot': Marines, Sailors Reflect on Deployments Chock-Full of Equipment Challenges
Leaders involved in the 2023-2024 deployments of the Wasp and Boxer Amphibious Ready Groups, or ARGs, described the ...
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Franken-Plane: The U.S. Air Force Just Merged Two Damaged F-35s Into One Functional One
Like the fictional Frankenstein's work, it took some creativity to transform the two damaged F-35 Lightning IIs into a single and operational fighter.
Elon Musk Vs The F-35: Why He Wants The US To Drop The Legendary Jet
The F-35 Lightning II is a highly advanced fighter jet, but that didn't stop Elon Musk from critiquing it as one that would ...
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F-35 “Franken-bird” Takes Flight After Being Rebuilt from Parts of Two Aircraft
Aviators from the 388th Fighter Wing have completed a groundbreaking project to restore an F-35A Lightning II from two ...
Depot training at Cherry Point prepares Marines for F-35 recovery scenarios
Heather Wilburn Fleet Readiness Center EastMARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – How does a Marine Corps unit train ...
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Restored ‘Franken-bird’ F-35 returns to flight
After more than a year of work, engineers and maintenance experts from the US Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flew ...