F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

[Air Force Brat]

The Dutch F-35 based at Edwards Air Force Base has carried out tests with the Lightning II in “Bomb Truck”/”Beast Mode” configuration lately.

323 TES (Test & Evaluation Squadron), the Dutch unit based at Edwards Air Force Base and responsible for the F-35 Operational Test and Evaluation Phase (OT&E) as part of the Joint Operational Test Team, has carried out a series of tests with external weapons last month.

Some of the missions flown by the

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involved the use of GBUs and AIM-9X AAM (Air-to-Air Missile).

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Now we have better choice.

Yep, our little "ThunderHogge II" is gonna "bring it" in a big way... this airplane has gone from zero to hero! thanks in part to Billy Flynn in Paris, and the RIAT display at Farnborough!

Brang it ON!

 

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F-35 secrets stolen from UK air force in ‘honeytrap plot’: report . . .

Airwoman’s dating app hacked and used to sweet-talk servicemen !

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No Stealth For You!: Trump Signs Defense Bill That Blocks Transfer Of F-35s To Turkey

The escalating F-35 saga between Ankara and Washington D.C., which you can read about here, hit a crescendo today when President Donald Trump signed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) at Fort Drum in upstate New York. Language in the bill specifically stops the delivery of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Turkey—a NATO ally and one of the first international partners on the program dating back two decades. Turkey has plans to buy 100 of the stealthy fighters, 30 of which are already on order, and has invested $1.2B into the program so far.

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[Skywatcher]

Once again, Tyler Rogoway cements his status as the stupidest smart person in defense journalism ( he apparently can't tell the difference between delay and denial), adding to weird ideas about the state of drone AI, Japanese paid F22 restarts and USN SSKs, among numerous other howlers.

 

[aonestudio]

August 16, 2018

Operational F-35A fires cannon for first time

Pilots from the United States Air Force 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron were the first operational unit to fire the F-35As 25mm cannon in a strafing run during training.

According to the US Air Force, the two-ship formation fired on two sets of ground targets on the Utah Test and Training range Aug. 13. Loading and firing the cannon was one of the few capabilities Airmen in the 388th and 419th FWs had yet to demonstrate.

Lockheed Martin say that F-35As internal cannon allows the aircraft to maintain stealth against air adversaries as well as fire more accurately on ground targets, giving pilots more tactical flexibility.

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[Jura The idiot]

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We. Are. NATO. U.S. Air Force F-22s and Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s conducted training ops over Norwegian airspace together today for the 1st time ever!

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[Air Force Brat]

August 16, 2018

Operational F-35A fires cannon for first time

Pilots from the United States Air Force 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron were the first operational unit to fire the F-35As 25mm cannon in a strafing run during training.

According to the US Air Force, the two-ship formation fired on two sets of ground targets on the Utah Test and Training range Aug. 13. Loading and firing the cannon was one of the few capabilities Airmen in the 388th and 419th FWs had yet to demonstrate.

Lockheed Martin say that F-35As internal cannon allows the aircraft to maintain stealth against air adversaries as well as fire more accurately on ground targets, giving pilots more tactical flexibility.

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BANG! BANG!

 

[Air Force Brat]

August 16, 2018

Operational F-35A fires cannon for first time

Pilots from the United States Air Force 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron were the first operational unit to fire the F-35As 25mm cannon in a strafing run during training.

According to the US Air Force, the two-ship formation fired on two sets of ground targets on the Utah Test and Training range Aug. 13. Loading and firing the cannon was one of the few capabilities Airmen in the 388th and 419th FWs had yet to demonstrate.

Lockheed Martin say that F-35As internal cannon allows the aircraft to maintain stealth against air adversaries as well as fire more accurately on ground targets, giving pilots more tactical flexibility.

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or I should have said "Bang, Bang, on the door Baby!" yeah, I love that stupid song by the B-52's,,,, and I got to admit I'm loving me a ThunderHogge II Baby! Bang! Bang! Bang! on the door Baby!

Now somebody's gonna have to say, the F-35 can't hit the broad side of a barn,,, go ahead,,,, I GOT A GUN! BANG! BANG! BANG!

YEP, we got a airplane wit a GUN! a big Honkin GUN! oh yeah, we've already built 300 for friends and family TOO!

and you can have one too, if you wanna be our friend!

 

[Jura The idiot]

or I should have said "Bang, Bang, on the door Baby!" yeah, I love that stupid song by the B-52's,,,,

 

[Jura The idiot]

Yesterday at 9:30 PM

now noticed the tweet

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We. Are. NATO. U.S. Air Force F-22s and Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s conducted training ops over Norwegian airspace together today for the 1st time ever!

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