Read F-35 news from publications around the world.

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  Japan Air Self Defense Force Commemorates First F-35 Arrival to Misawa Air Base

  MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan // February 24, 2018

  Senior leaders of Japan’s Ministry of Defense, U.S. Forces Japan, Pacific Air Forces and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) celebrated the arrival of the first Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) F-35A to its first operational F-35A base here today at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

• Lincoln Completes First F-35 Carrier Qualification

  U.S. Navy // December 20, 2017

  The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) successfully completed Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) Carrier Qualifications for the F-35C Lightning II program, carrier qualifying the first nine fleet aviators in the new aircraft, while underway Dec. 7-11.
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  U.S.Navy’s Newest Fighter Jet F-35C

  Fox 43 // November 27, 2017

  The U.S. Navy is is looking to the F35-C to become the future of air combat aircraft to eventually replace some of the aging legacy F18's. According to pilot Captain Rick Crecelius, the F35C is a fifth generation fighter jet jam-packed with technological upgrades. "It's indescribable. The leap in capability that is made
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  International Allies Receive F-35 Full Mission Simulators

  Lockheed Martin // November 06, 2017

  In-country pilot and maintenance training ramps up.
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  F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive In Japan For 6-Month ‘Theater Security’ Deployment

  Stars and Stripes // October 31, 2017

  The first two of a dozen F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters arrived on Okinawa this week for a six-month deployment that’s part of Pacific Command’s “theater security” program.
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  First Italian-Built F-35B Makes First STOVL Flight

  Cameri Air Base, Italy // October 31, 2017

  Lockheed Martin F-35 test pilot Paul “Hat” Hattendorf, flew BL-1’s first flight on Oct. 25. On Oct.30, during the third and final acceptance flight, Hattendorf successfully operated the jet in all STOVL modes, to include hovering over the runway
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  Japan-Based Marines Conduct Nighttime Aerial Refueling Training

  Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan // October 27, 2017

  Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 used their KC-130J Hercules aircraft to refuel F-35B Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 and F/A-18C Hornets with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251.
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  USS Carl Vinson Conducts F-35C Flight Operations

  USS Carl Vinson Public Affairs // October 24, 2017

  An F-35C Lightning II landed on and launched from Carl Vinson during day and nighttime operations, completing another step toward becoming an operationally capable aircraft.
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  F-35B Participates in Exercise Dawn Blitz

  F-35B Lightning II Carrier Qualifications // October 22, 2017

  ​The F-35B is taking part in Exercise Dawn Blitz aboard the USS Essex (LHD-2) off the coast of Southern California.
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  F-35A Arrives at Eielson for Testing

  Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska // October 13, 2017

  An F-35A Lightning II landed at Eielson AFB Oct 12 to participate in testing several aspects of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft