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NAS PATUXENT RIVER, Md. -- An F-35 Lightning II test pilot conducts flight test Sept. 10 to certify the carrier variant of the fighter aircraft for carrying the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). As part of ongoing integration efforts, the Pax River F-35 Integrated Test Force (Pax ITF) team flew two days of test flights to evaluate flutter, loads, and flying qualities with two AGM-158 loaded on external stations. LRASM is a defined near-term solution for the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) air-launch capability gap that will provide flexible, long-range, advanced, anti-surface capability against high-threat maritime targets. The Pax River ITF’s mission is to effectively plan, coordinate, and conduct safe, secure, and efficient flight test for F-35B and C variants, and provide necessary and timely data to support program verification / certification and fleet operational requirements.

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F-35 Stealth Fighter Now Armed with the ‘No Escape’ Mach 4 Ramjet Meteor Missile

Key Points and Summary – The F-35 just took a major step toward becoming Europe’s premier air-to-air killer. A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B has...

Isaac SeitzDecember 8, 2025

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242 conducts a low pass next to the Japanese Ship Izumo off the coast of Japan, Oct. 3, 2021. U.S. Marines and Sailors embarked aboard the Japanese Ship Izumo in support of the first ever F-35B Lightning II operations aboard a Japanese vessel. The U.S. and Japan continue to work closely together to broaden their operational capabilities, support the Treaty of mutual Cooperation and Security, and maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon)

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Japan’s Massive Fleet of 147 F-35 Fighters Has A Message for China’s Air Force

Key Points and Summary – Japan is going all-in on the F-35, expanding its order to 147 jets and becoming the largest Lightning II...

Steve BalestrieriNovember 28, 2025

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The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carriers Look Like a Mistake Now

Article Summary and Key Points – The Royal Navy’s two Queen Elizabeth-class carriers were meant to restore British power projection but have been plagued...

Steve BalestrieriNovember 26, 2025

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The U.S. Military Has F-35 Stealth Fighters with No Guns

Article Summary – Unlike the Air Force’s F-35A, the Navy’s F-35C and Marine Corps F-35B don’t carry an internal cannon – and that’s by...

Jack BuckbyNovember 21, 2025

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The F-35 Looks Like It Might Be In Real Trouble Now

Key Points and Summary – A scathing GAO review says the F-35 still “overpromises and underdelivers,” with Block 4 upgrades and the linked TR-3...

Brent M. EastwoodNovember 10, 2025

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British Aircraft Carrier Has a Record Number of F-35 Stealth Fighters

Key Points and Summary – The Royal Navy has embarked a record 24 F-35B Lightnings on HMS Prince of Wales for Exercise Falcon Strike,...

Stephen SilverNovember 10, 2025

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - A U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Lighting II attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, takes off for a training mission during Northern Edge, May 2, 2017. Northern Edge 2017 is Alaska's premiere joint-training exercise designed to practice operations, techniques, and procedures as well as enhance interoperability among the services. Thousands of participants from all the services; Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guard personnel from active duty, Reserve and National Guard units, are involved. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Travis Litke/Released)

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The $2,000,000,000,000 F-35 Stealth Fighter Summed Up in 1 Word

Key Points and Summary – The F-35 Lightning II is a “revolutionary” stealth fighter and a massive global success, with 19 nations ordering it....

Isaac SeitzNovember 6, 2025

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team performs an aerial demonstration at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, March 8, 2023. The F-35 Demo Team performs flights regularly to maintain flying certifications and to uphold and maintain their mission and Air Force recruiting standards.

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F-35 Stealth Fighter Program Has Passed the Point of No Return

Key Points and Summary – The F-35 has endured schedule slips, software headaches, and endless debate. -Yet air forces keep buying it for the...

Harry KazianisNovember 2, 2025

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The F-35 Stealth Fighter Is An ‘Unmitigated Disaster’

Key Points and Summary – The F-35 program is under renewed fire as its total lifecycle cost estimate has ballooned past $2 trillion. -A...

Stephen SilverOctober 30, 2025

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F-35 Stealth Fighter Now Armed with the ‘No Escape’ Mach 4 Ramjet Meteor Missile

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Japan’s Massive Fleet of 147 F-35 Fighters Has A Message for China’s Air Force

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carriers Look Like a Mistake Now

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The U.S. Military Has F-35 Stealth Fighters with No Guns

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The F-35 Looks Like It Might Be In Real Trouble Now

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British Aircraft Carrier Has a Record Number of F-35 Stealth Fighters

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The $2,000,000,000,000 F-35 Stealth Fighter Summed Up in 1 Word

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F-35 Stealth Fighter Program Has Passed the Point of No Return

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The F-35 Stealth Fighter Is An ‘Unmitigated Disaster’

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