See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight
Restoring the salvaged 'Franken-bird' F-35A Lightning fighter jet cost an estimated $6 million, a fraction of the $80 million ...
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The U.S. Air Force’s F-35 “Franken-Bird” Is Ready To Fly
A brand-new F-35 costs about $80 million. The Franken-bird project, however, will cost U.S. taxpayers just $6 million—less ...
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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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F-35 fighter jet crashes at Eielson Air Force Base
An F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday on a flightline on Eielson Air Force Base, a military official told Alaska News Source.
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 ...
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Advanced fighters gathered over Guam should give pause to potential foes, says retired general
Potential U.S. adversaries will take note of unprecedented air power drills underway over Guam by 33 American, Australian and ...
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Poland begins transition to F-35 with start of flight training at US base
After accepting its first two stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin in December, Poland has begun training its initial cohort ...
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Eglin Air Force Base will conduct night flight operations beginning on Feb. 10
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — Beginning next week, the roar of F-35 engines will be heard after hours over the skies of Okaloosa County. In a release from the 96th Test Wing, the 60th Fighter Squadron ...
China in Trouble, Donald Trump plans to deploy F-35 fighter jets against…, conducts tests with fifth-generation fighter jets in…
The 59th Test and Evaluation Squadron carried out the test at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. During this exercise, the F-35 ...
The US Marines are prioritising the non-jumpjet version of the F-35 stealth jet
Without much fanfare, the US Marine Corps made a critical decision recently – one that should boost the ability of its ...
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F-35 crashes at Eielson Air Force Base
Two F-35s, with an F-16 parked in the middle, at Eielson Air Force Base in 2020 ... There are two F-35 squadrons based at Eielson, with a total of 54 of the advanced jet fighters.