Two USAF F-35's assigned to the 48th FW, RAF Lakenheath, make history by landing on a highway strip during the exercise BAANA 2024 on September 4th on the Hosio Highway Strip in Ranua. During the exercise the USAF collaborated with NATO Allies to adapt, innovate and strengthen our collective defense while making history by landing US fighter aircraft on a Finnish highway strip demonstrating military capabilities and interoperability. During the exercise USAF Airmen expanded on Agile Combat Employment capabilities by learning austere environment aircraft landing and take-off operations and techniques from their Finnish counterparts. [US Army photo by Sgt. Scyrrus Corregidor]

F-35A stealth fighters to replace F-16s by 2026 at Misawa Air Base (Japan) in response to growing threats from China, North Korea, and Russia.
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A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle, conducts its second test flight with two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to 33rd Fighter Wing, 96th Test Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Feb. 23, 2023. The XQ-58A Valkyrie test flight and the data collected inform future requirements for the Marine Corps in a rapidly evolving security environment, while successfully fueling joint innovation and experimentation opportunities. [USAF photo by Master Sgt. John McRell]

The F-35 is now spearheading the integration of manned and unmanned combat systems. Recent tests pairing the F-35 with the XQ-58A Valkyrie drone demonstrated the potential of collaborative combat operations.

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Declassified Pentagon F-35 study details reliability, security woes for America’s costliest weapon

A declassified Pentagon comprehensive test report of the F-35, reveals that 6 years of combat testing has been marred by reliability and maintenance delays, guns that don’t shoot straight and unresolved concerns about cyber defense capabilities. #f35 #f35news

Italy’s first built F-35A (AL-01), which will also be the first jet operated by the Italian Air Force, rolls out of the Cameri Final Assembly & Check Out (FACO) facility on March 12th, 2015. [Lockheed Martin photo by Larry Bramblett]

Romania signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LoA) today with the United States for the acquisition of 32 F-35 fighter jets, along with their associated weaponry.

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An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Nov. 11, 2024. [Photo by U.S. Navy]

F-35C makes history with first combat strikes by U.S. Marine Squadron taking out Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen. See: www.f-16.net/f-35-news-ar...

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