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Japan’s ‘Cruiser’ Becomes a Carrier as US F-35s Take Off

Four F-35B Lightning II fighter jets conducted flight operations on the JS Kaga, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force’s ...
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F-35B to Take-off and Land on British and Japanese Warships in New War Game

In Operation Highmast, American, British, and Japanese warships capable of launching F-35 fighter jets will participate. The United States and its NATO allies are preparing for a wide-scale military ...
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First Japanese F-35Bs Arrive to Nyutabaru Air Base

The first three F-35B Lightning IIs have finally been delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force. The Japan Air Self Defense Force Article (JASDF) announced the arrival of its first three F-35B ...
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UK to Procure Additional F-35 Lightning II Fighters

The F-35 is widely considered to be the most advanced fifth-generation fighter jet in service across the globe today. However, the American-made platform is also the most expensive. Designed by ...

What to know about the F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia

President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that Chin ...
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F-35B to Take-off and Land on British and Japanese Warships in New War Game

As the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, the F-35 platform was conceptualized to fulfill the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s advanced short take-off/vertical landing ...