Featured in Lightning IIBYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022ShareNavy’s Crashed F-35C Recovered From The Bottom Of The South China SeaRecovery of the jet after its carrier landing mishap allays fears that it could have fallen into the wrong hands. BYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2022ShareUSS Carl Vinson Was Back To Flight Operations Just 45 Minutes After An F-35 Crashed Into Its DeckNew details emerge about the immediate aftermath of the F-35C crash aboard the USS Carl Vinson. BYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareF-35C ‘Super Squadrons’ Of Up To 20 Aircraft Could Populate Future Carrier DecksAfter steadily reducing planned F-35C squadron sizes the Navy wants to go the opposite direction now that the type’s first operational cruise is over. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2022ShareVideo Shows The Last Moments Of The Navy’s F-35C Before It Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)The race is now on to recover the wreckage of the jet that plummeted off the USS Carl Vinson into the South China Sea. BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 21, 2022SharePhoto Emerges Of Crashed British F-35B After It Was Hauled Out Of The MediterraneanThe stealth jet was recovered from the seabed late last year after its dramatic loss while launching from HMS Queen Elizabeth. BYThomas NewdickJan 21, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022ShareMarine F-35Cs Begin First Carrier Deployment, Type Could Take On Larger Role In The ServiceWith the Marine Corps deeply overhauling its combat doctrine, the F-35C could become more relevant, leading to shifts in procurement. BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 5, 2022ShareKorean F-35 Fighters Grounded After ‘Major Systems Malfunction’ Leads To Belly LandingThe grounding order follows yesterday’s belly-landing incident involving a Joint Strike Fighter at Seosan Air Base. BYThomas NewdickJan 5, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2021ShareAnonymous F-35 Customer Is Getting A New Variant Of The Stealth JetAn intriguing contract announcement reveals Lockheed Martin is working to design and develop a bespoke F-35 version for a foreign customer. BYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickDec 11, 2021ShareF-35s Could Get New Engines As Soon As 2027Adaptive engine technology and other improvements could significantly boost capability but would come at a cost. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickDec 11, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareFinland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter: ReportThe Joint Strike Fighter looks to have emerged successfully from its latest fighter competition, to replace Finland’s F/A-18 Hornets. BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2021ShareAustralia Says Farewell To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet As Its Final Flight Looms (Updated)With its plan to introduce the F-35A well underway, the Royal Australian Air Force is finally retiring the last of its F/A-18A/B Hornets. BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 31, 2020ShareIt’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On HoldWith critical test and evaluation work still unfinished, the full-rate production decision will be left to the future Biden administration. BYThomas NewdickDec 31, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020ShareF-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In AlaskaEielson Air Force Base showed off its rapid combat readiness capability on the same day it stood up a second squadron of F-35A stealth fighters. BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 29, 2020ShareTrump Administration Wants To Sell UAE A Fleet Of 50 F-35sThe plan to transfer the stealth fighters to a second Middle East operator could still face plenty of obstacles. BYThomas NewdickOct 29, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareJapanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier FutureJapan Air Self-Defense Force F-35As worked alongside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship during maneuvers in the western Pacific. BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020ShareAll The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB CrashSix total factors, including speed, helmet, oxygen, and flight control problems, led to this summer’s loss of an Air Force Lightning II. BYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020Share12
BYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022ShareNavy’s Crashed F-35C Recovered From The Bottom Of The South China SeaRecovery of the jet after its carrier landing mishap allays fears that it could have fallen into the wrong hands. BYThomas NewdickMar 3, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2022ShareUSS Carl Vinson Was Back To Flight Operations Just 45 Minutes After An F-35 Crashed Into Its DeckNew details emerge about the immediate aftermath of the F-35C crash aboard the USS Carl Vinson. BYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022ShareF-35C ‘Super Squadrons’ Of Up To 20 Aircraft Could Populate Future Carrier DecksAfter steadily reducing planned F-35C squadron sizes the Navy wants to go the opposite direction now that the type’s first operational cruise is over. BYThomas NewdickFeb 16, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2022ShareVideo Shows The Last Moments Of The Navy’s F-35C Before It Crashed Into The Sea (Updated)The race is now on to recover the wreckage of the jet that plummeted off the USS Carl Vinson into the South China Sea. BYThomas NewdickJan 28, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 21, 2022SharePhoto Emerges Of Crashed British F-35B After It Was Hauled Out Of The MediterraneanThe stealth jet was recovered from the seabed late last year after its dramatic loss while launching from HMS Queen Elizabeth. BYThomas NewdickJan 21, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022ShareMarine F-35Cs Begin First Carrier Deployment, Type Could Take On Larger Role In The ServiceWith the Marine Corps deeply overhauling its combat doctrine, the F-35C could become more relevant, leading to shifts in procurement. BYThomas NewdickJan 6, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 5, 2022ShareKorean F-35 Fighters Grounded After ‘Major Systems Malfunction’ Leads To Belly LandingThe grounding order follows yesterday’s belly-landing incident involving a Joint Strike Fighter at Seosan Air Base. BYThomas NewdickJan 5, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2021ShareAnonymous F-35 Customer Is Getting A New Variant Of The Stealth JetAn intriguing contract announcement reveals Lockheed Martin is working to design and develop a bespoke F-35 version for a foreign customer. BYThomas NewdickDec 29, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickDec 11, 2021ShareF-35s Could Get New Engines As Soon As 2027Adaptive engine technology and other improvements could significantly boost capability but would come at a cost. BYThomas Newdick and Joseph TrevithickDec 11, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021ShareFinland Chooses F-35 As Its Next Fighter: ReportThe Joint Strike Fighter looks to have emerged successfully from its latest fighter competition, to replace Finland’s F/A-18 Hornets. BYThomas NewdickDec 6, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2021ShareAustralia Says Farewell To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet As Its Final Flight Looms (Updated)With its plan to introduce the F-35A well underway, the Royal Australian Air Force is finally retiring the last of its F/A-18A/B Hornets. BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 31, 2020ShareIt’s Official: Pentagon Puts F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision On HoldWith critical test and evaluation work still unfinished, the full-rate production decision will be left to the future Biden administration. BYThomas NewdickDec 31, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020ShareF-35s, F-16 Aggressors, KC-135 Tankers Put On Impressive “Elephant Walk” In AlaskaEielson Air Force Base showed off its rapid combat readiness capability on the same day it stood up a second squadron of F-35A stealth fighters. BYThomas NewdickDec 22, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 29, 2020ShareTrump Administration Wants To Sell UAE A Fleet Of 50 F-35sThe plan to transfer the stealth fighters to a second Middle East operator could still face plenty of obstacles. BYThomas NewdickOct 29, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020ShareJapanese F-35As Train With USS America As Tokyo Looks Toward Its Aircraft Carrier FutureJapan Air Self-Defense Force F-35As worked alongside the U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship during maneuvers in the western Pacific. BYThomas NewdickOct 23, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020ShareAll The Ways The F-35 Tried To Kill Its Pilot Prior To Eglin AFB CrashSix total factors, including speed, helmet, oxygen, and flight control problems, led to this summer’s loss of an Air Force Lightning II. BYThomas NewdickOct 12, 2020Share
