It’s official – Australia’s own F-35A at Avalon
Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced that both of Australia’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighters
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Next 8 Aussie F-35s ordered – at new ‘low’ price
The next batch of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters – including eight for Australia – has been ordered, at
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F-35 Lightning debuts at Red Flag
Story by Micah Garbarino 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs After eight days “at war” the F-35A Lightning II is proving
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RAAF takes command with F-35 and Growler at Red Flag
Royal Australian Air Force personnel have deployed to Nevada for Exercise Red Flag 17-1, where they will train in the
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200th F-35 Lightning delivered
The first F-35 Lightning delivery of 2017 was also the 200th overall delivery for the Joint Strike Fighter program and, highlighting the
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Australia scoops major F-35 component maintenance/repair win
Australia has been chosen to provide maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade for components of the Joint Strike Fighter in the
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USAF declares F-35A Lightning II – ‘combat ready’
The F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft was declared ‘combat ready’ on 3 August by Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander
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Australia’s first F-35A squadron boss meets his steed
Australia’s first commanding officer of an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter squadron, Wing Commander Darren Clare, had his first opportunity to
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F-35 arrives in UK for Royal International Air Tattoo
Aviation history is set to be made in the UK this summer when, in a major airshow ‘first’, the Lockheed
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Two Aussies on F-35 international deployment
Two Royal Australian Air Force members on posting to the Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team (JOTT) located at Edwards
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F-35 program lauded by Defence
“The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program exemplifies the thread of this year’s Defence and Industry Conference”. So said Deputy Secretary
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Australia’s third F-35A pilot qualified
Australia’s third F-35A pilot Flight Lieutenant (FLTLT) Edwin Borrman, recently completed his qualifying flight in an F-35A aircraft at Luke
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First Dutch F-35s fly home
Holland’s first two F-35As have arrived for the first time at Leeuwarden Air Base in The Netherlands yesterday. Pilots Colonel Bert
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Dutch tanker fuels Dutch F-35
On April 4, the Royal Netherlands Air Force completed testing to receive certification to refuel F-35As with their KDC-10 tanker.
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F-35 Lightening completes first trans-Atlantic crossing
An Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) F-35A Lightning II aircraft completed the very first trans-Atlantic crossing for the type, arriving
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First Australian to fly the F-35A
Royal Australian Air Force pilot Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson made history at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on 18 March
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US Marine Corps’ F-35B reached initial operational capability yesterday
The US Marine Corps’ F-35B Lightning II reached initial operational capability yesterday with a squadron of 10 F-35Bs ready for world-wide
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Tech trainees visited by future platforms
More than 690 technical trainees got a firsthand look at where their skills could take them when operational units from
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Sun sets on Exercise Pitch Black 2026
Exercise Pitch Black 26 concluded on 7 August after three weeks of high-intensity air-combat training in the skies over Australia’s
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Air warfare experts enjoy the Spirit of training
Australia’s next generation of air warfare experts had the opportunity to practise mastery in the integration of advanced air effects
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