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.
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.
The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, an F-35B squadron, to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan.
The United Kingdom’s F-35 fleet is set to declare full operational capability during its most significant airpower deployment of the century.
The Royal Navy has launched a significant week-long NATO exercise in the Mediterranean, with F-35B Lightning stealth fighters playing a central role.
The UK’s flagship, HMS Prince of Wales, now carries the most formidable concentration of British airpower deployed at sea in the 21st century.
The Royal Air Force has launched Operation Highmast as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group’s (UK CSG) most ambitious deployment since 2021.
The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed an F-35B squadron from the continental United States to Japan for the first time.
Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 502, known as the "Flying Nightmares," is conducting a two-week training detachment at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth.
The United States Marine Corps F-35B has successfully carried out the first test flights of the UK’s Meteor air-to-air missile.
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