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US Air Force builds $80M F-35A for just $6M by merging parts from two crashed jets
In a notable achievement, Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing have successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II aircraft, ...
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US Air Force uses damaged aircraft to restore F-35 to combat-ready status
Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.
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‘Franken-Lightning' Built From Two Damaged F-35s Returns to Operational Fleet
After a lengthy restoration started with a feasibility study in 2020, the F-35 AF-5269 was sent to Lockheed Martin for final ...
First-ever fully operational F-35 rebuilt from separate crash casualties
Combining major structures from separate F-35s to build a fully operational plane is an Air Force first. Both these damaged jets would've otherwise ended up as ...
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US Air Force F-15E strike fighters are rocking new electronic warfare tech meant to make them harder to kill
One of the upgraded jets was assigned to the 494th fighter squadron, while the other went ... ways to improve the capabilities of its F-15s, a fourth-generation fighter first introduced in the ...
Tuskegee Airman, WWII pilot Harry Stewart Jr. has died at age 100
Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr. of Michigan, one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. He was born on ...
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F-35, missile programmes deliver solid results for Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin attained solid results in the fourth quarter of 2024 despite charges on two classified programmes, James ...
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F-16 makes emergency landing on Okinawa, report says, as Vermont F-35s arrive for duty
“Our squadron eagerly anticipates the chance ... we will continue to maintain a steady-state fighter presence of fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft,” she said. Interoperability is a term ...