Historic First: Israeli F-35 Shoots Down Iranian Jet – First F-35 Manned Air-To-Air Kill

I stealth fighter has shot down an Iranian YAK-130 jet in the first confirmed air-to-air victory for the F-35.
The Aviationist

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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“We Have to Go Fast”: First F-47 NGAD Stealth Fighter Airframe Already in Build

Key Points and Summary - Retiring USAF Chief Gen. David Allvin says Boeing has begun building the first F-47—the Air Force’s sixth-generation NGAD fighter—with a first flight targeted for 2028.
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First F-47 now being built, will fly in 2028: US Air Force chief

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The Air Force's first F-47 fighter is now being built by Boeing, and the advanced jet is expected to have its initial flight in 2028, Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said ...
The Aviationist

Finland’s First F-35A Lightning II Rolls Out of the Assembly Line

Finnish Air Force personnel are currently undergoing training at Eglin AFB, while extensive infrastructure upgrades and renovation works are underway at home to support the F-35s. The Ilmavoimat ...
Forbes

Ukraine Has Lost Its First F-16

The Ukrainian air force lost one of its ex-Danish Lockheed Martin F-16s on the type’s first action over Ukraine on Monday. Tragically, the pilot—Lt. Col. Oleksii Mes—died. The single-engine, ...
Yahoo

First F-35C Lightning jet arrives at MCAS Cherry Point

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. (WNCT) — The first F-35C Lightning II jet arrived to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry ...
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First upgraded F-35s won’t be ready for combat until next year

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team performs at Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo over Lakeland, Fla., April 9, 2024. A slate of upgrades to the F-35 known as ...
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First ever F-35A Lightning ll fighter jet delivered to NASJRB Fort Worth

The 301st Fighter Wing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base took delivery of its first-ever F-35A Lightning II fighter jet earlier this month and marked the occasion with a First Aircraft ...
Forbes

F-16 Sortie Tests Writer’s Mettle On Supersonic Training Mission

An F-16D Block 50 Viper piloted by Col. Alec “Bulldog” Spencer with Forbes writer Jim Clash in the backseat returns from a test sortie at Eglin AFB, near Destin, Florida, December 9, 2024. It was a ...
Defense One

F-47’s first flight expected in 2028

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The F-47 is expected to make its first flight in 2028, the Air Force’s top officer said Monday—advancing the timeline by a year. Officials had previously said the sixth-gen combat ...