US F-35 Jet Lands on Japanese Navy Carrier in New Alliance Milestone
Unlike its two sister variants, the F-35A and the F-35C, the F-35B can land vertically like a helicopter and take off in very short distances according to its manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, allowing ...
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After 60 Years, EP-3E Aries II Spy Plane Carries Out Final Mission In 5th Fleet Area Of Operations
The last EP-3E Aries II of VQ-1 "World Watchers" has completed its final operational mission and returned home. On Oct. 29, ...
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Flowood veteran celebrates 104th birthday
A Flowood man is one of the last World War II veterans alive. He celebrated his 104th birthday this year. Jack Eklund served ...
In a deepening alliance, Japanese aircraft carrier finishes testing U.S. fighter jets off San Diego
The $1 billion carrier JS Kaga belongs to Japan, which is adding fixed-wing aircraft to some of its ships for the first time ...
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F-35C fighter jet: Race is on to reach sunken US plane... before China
A race against time is under way for the US Navy to reach one of its downed fighter jets - before the Chinese get there first. The $100m (£74m) F-35C plane came down in the South China Sea after ...
A US invasion of Taiwan in WWII would have been a disaster. A Chinese operation faces similar dangers.
An invasion of Taiwan by China today would face similar challenges that caused the US to drop the idea during WWII. The ...
Map Shows US and China's Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
This week, Japan announced that a U.S. aircraft carrier will arrive at its home port near Tokyo in mid-to-late November for ...
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U.S. Navy Carves Independent Path For Future Fighter Design
Early concepts of the F/A-XX include crewed and uncrewed versions of a carrier-based, tailless and twin-engine fighter, but the Navy has released few details about the design requirements. Credit: ...
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USS Bismarck Sea: The Last U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Sunk in Battle
The USS Bismarck Sea was the last U.S. aircraft carrier lost in battle, sunk by a dual Japanese kamikaze attack during the ...
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In WWII’s Pacific Conflict, the U.S. Navy Downs Japanese Aircraft
In WWII, Japanese bombers are shot down by U.S. forces at sea. New presidential election polls released in Michigan, ...
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China Freaked: F-35 and F-16 Fighters Just Did a Massive Elephant Walk Close By
The U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) recently conducted a joint "elephant walk" at Misawa Air Base, ...
5 Fascinating Facts About The US Navy Blue Angels' Home Base: NAS Pensacola
Pensacola today stands as the proud home base of the Blue Angels, an elite flight demonstration squadron that performs across ...