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F-35A
Australia’s First Locally-Trained F-35A Pilots Take Flight With Stealth Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The first Australian-trained F-35A pilots have conducted their first training mission on the stealth aircraft earlier this month.
Japan’s F-35A Fighter Jets Resume Flight Operations
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan resumed training missions of its F-35As last Thursday.
2 More Republic of Korea Air Force F-35A Stealth Fighters Arrive in South Korea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The F-35A fighter jets landed at a South Korean military base on July 15.
North Korea Vows to Respond to South's Deployment of F-35 Stealth Fighters
By Associated Press
North Korea slammed South Korea over its ongoing deployment of high-tech U.S. fighter jets.
Japan Air Self-Defense Force: Pilot Error Likely Cause of F-35A Crash
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Japan’s air force says that “spatial disorientation” likely caused the pilot to crash his F-35A into the Pacific Ocean on April 9.
Japan’s Ministry of Defense Confirms Death of Missing F-35A Fighter Jet Pilot
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japanese minister of defense officially confirmed the death of a pilot who went missing with his F-35A on April 9.
Japan Stops Search for Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Jet
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japanese government has stopped searching for a F-35A fighter aircraft that crashed into the Pacific Ocean almost two months ago.
US Navy Ends Search for Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy has officially ended its search for a missing Japanese F-35A Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter that crashed last month.
Japan Recovers Parts of Crashed F-35A‘s Flight Data Recorder
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Part of the flight data recorder was recovered “on or after May 3,” according to Japan’s defense minister.
Has Japan’s Crashed F-35A Stealth Fighter Been Found?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A U.S. general says the wreckage has been found; other U.S. military spokespeople deny that.
Senior US Navy Official on Japan’s Missing F-35A: ‘We Have a Pretty Good Idea Where it Is’
By Franz-Stefan Gady
US and Japanese search efforts are reportedly closing in on the wreckage of a crashed Japanese F-35A fighter jet.
Japan Confirms F-35A Fighter Crashed
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force confirmed that a missing F-35A has crashed.