F-35B JSF

‘We’re leaking fuel and we might be on fire’ How a Pair of KC-130J Pilots, Crew Saved Their Plane After a Collision with an F-35

June 21, 2022 6:28 PM

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The first F-35B Lightning II pulled up to the KC-130J Super Hercules aerial tanker, took its…

DSEI: Royal Marines Embrace Littoral Strike and Prepare to Forward Deploy

September 11, 2019 3:22 PM

LONDON — The retirement last year of the Royal Navy’s biggest assault ship – the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean –…

DSEI: New Carriers Sparking Royal Navy Renaissance

September 11, 2019 12:43 PM

LONDON — The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers and F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters are spearheading a revival of British…

Official: NATO Heart of U.K. Defense Strategy Post European Union Exit

November 6, 2018 6:48 PM

The U.K. will remain committed to NATO and to being a high-end defense partner even after it withdraws from the European…

USS Essex Enters Persian Gulf with Squadron of Marine F-35s

October 11, 2018 1:55 PM

Amphibious warship USS Essex (LHD-2) is now in the Persian Gulf, bringing for the first time a squadron of Marine Corps…

VIDEO: U.K. Carrier Program Brings ‘Two More for the Good Guys’ as Royal Navy Set to Partner More with U.S., French Navies

October 1, 2018 11:41 AM

ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, OFF THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY – The Royal Navy lays out the intentions of its largest…

First F-35Bs Operate off of HMS Queen Elizabeth as U.K. Works Toward a Native Carrier Strike Group

September 28, 2018 5:01 PM

ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, OFF THE COAST OF NEW JERSEY — The Royal Navy took the next step to reestablishing…

Marines Deploy First F-35Bs to the Middle East; 13th MEU, Essex ARG Test Battle Readiness

September 10, 2018 8:09 PM

Marines training on the ground on the Horn of Africa will see a new set of wings pulling the classic…

U.K. Defence Secretary: ‘Never Underestimate My Nation’

August 7, 2018 5:28 PM - Updated: May 3, 2019 6:45 AM

The United Kingdom is set to its maintain its position as a global power by sea power investments in its…

Essex Amphibious Ready Group Quietly Deployed on Tuesday with Marine F-35s

July 12, 2018 6:13 PM - Updated: July 12, 2018 8:59 PM

This post has been updated to include a statement from U.S. Pacific Fleet. THE PENTAGON — The three-ship Essex Amphibious…

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