On February 7, at Nyutabaru Air Base in Miyazaki Prefecture, the Japan Air Self-Defence Force officially inducted its first F-35B Lightning II fighters, aircraft designed for short takeoff and vertical landing operations.
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The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales now carries 24 UK F-35B Lightning jets, the largest number ever assembled on either of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
The Royal Air Force is taking part in Exercise Falcon Strike 25 in Italy, a multinational live-fly operation focused on enhancing fifth-generation fighter capabilities in challenging and contested environments.
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542), operating the F-35B Lightning II, has successfully concluded a five-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility.
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Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has successfully produced and delivered a vital F-35 weapons bay engine fitting to USS Carl Vinson, preventing a disruptive and costly crane-off of the aircraft.
Royal Navy F-35B Lightning II fighters have landed and launched from a Japanese destroyer carrier for the first time during a multinational big deck exercise in the Philippine Sea.
A United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer carrier JS Kaga will begin joint operations this week to test F-35B Lightning II fighter jet capabilities near Japan.
F-35B Lightning II fighters from the U.S. Marine Corps operated from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales (R09) on Tuesday in preparation for the multinational Exercise Talisman Sabre.
A British F-35B fighter jet has been stranded at Thiruvananthapuram airport in southern India for nearly three weeks, prompting scrutiny and widespread online attention.
On 1 July, the Italian Air Force officially reactivated the 101st Flight Group at Amendola Air Base, equipping it with the fifth-generation F-35B STOVL (Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing) fighter aircraft.
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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242), known as “The Bats”, marked its 82nd anniversary on 1 July 2025 with a commemorative flyover above the USS America.
The Royal Air Force played a key role in the recent week-long exercise Med Strike, a core element of Operation HIGHMAST, an eight-month deployment focused on the Indo-Pacific region.
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