DefenceTalkJOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska: Its wide muzzle, short black broad nose with large nostrils and deep-set, dark eyes grimace intimidation across the patch on the right shoulder of the pilot boarding his aircraft while preparing to engage an enemy in the joint interoperability environment that is Northern Edge 2015. The intimidation the 525th Fighter Squadron […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-22-raptors-bring-intimidation-to-exercise-northern-edge-64694/

DefenceTalkThe F-35 Lightning II program made aviation history June 12 as Royal Air Force (RAF) Test Pilot Squadron Leader Andy Edgell released two inert 500-pound dual mode Paveway IV precision-guided bombs from aircraft BF-03 over the Atlantic Test Ranges. The inaugural weapons separation test of the Paveway IV conducted by the F-35 Lightning II Patuxent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-35b-aces-first-release-of-a-uk-paveway-iv-bomb-64578/

DefenceTalkThe Marine Corps F-35B operational test (OT-1) successfully concluded aboard a U.S. Navy amphibious ship, USS Wasp (LHD-1), on May 29, 2015. Setting off from Norfolk, Virginia on May 18, USS Wasp cut an arc between 50 and 100 miles off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina, as Marine Corps pilots safely conducted 100 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/marine-corps-proves-f-35bs-capability-at-sea-64424/

DefenceTalkSix U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jet aircraft arrived Monday evening aboard the USS WASP off the coast of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard to mark the beginning of the first shipboard phase of the F-35B Operational Test (OT-1). The at-sea period will continue aboard USS WASP for the next two weeks, with fleet […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-marine-corps-begins-f-35b-operational-trials-64249/

DefenceTalkIt’s called the death spiral, and America’s newest warplane, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, is in danger of falling into it before the plane has even gone . Defining the Future. The F-35 program has taken a major step toward validating the aircraft’s dominating mission systems package. During a 3.6-hour flight Au.https://www.defencetalk.com/the-f-35-lightning-ii-fighter-jet-hd-62357/

DefenceTalkEDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE: Four-year-old Steve Rainey sat on the hood of his father’s car at a local airshow watching the small airplanes and helicopters at the airport. When the Thunderbirds in their F-100s sped by, Rainey fell off the car, looked up at the sky and thought, “I’ve got to do that.” Jan. 22, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/f-22-pilot-reaches-1000-flight-hours-62306/

DefenceTalkThe Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $67.8 million contract to help finish a year’s worth of maintenance and repair work for the F-22 Raptor at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The contract calls for Lockheed to conduct preparation work, like procuring materials and services, for any F-22 aircraft heading into Air Force depots […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-awarded-68m-contract-for-f-22-work-at-hill-afb-61861/

DefenceTalkRAF Lakenheath in Suffolk will become home to the first 2 US F-35 fighter jet squadrons in Europe. The US Department of Defense has announced that RAF Lakenheath will become home to the first 2 US F-35 squadrons in Europe with the first aircraft due to arrive in 2020. The announcement is part of the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-announces-first-f-35-in-europe-to-be-based-in-the-uk-61343/

DefenceTalkA new squadron of 19 F-35 jets will be incorporated into the Israeli Air Force beginning in 2019 after the decision to purchase another set of planes was confirmed by the IAF and government officials. These newly engineered fighters are a step up compared to the F-16I, especially with the addition of new state-of-the-art stealth […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-f-35-fighters-to-join-israeli-air-force-in-2019-61285/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon’s fighter jet F-35 may not be fully operational until 2019 due to a newly discovered computer glitch. The $400 billion ultra-sophisticated jet, the most expensive in US history, was expected to enter service in 2015. F-35 is the fifth generation combat aircraft which is designed in three variations for US Air Force, Navy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/computer-glitch-prevents-us-most-advanced-f-35-fighter-jet-from-firing-until-2019-report-61223/