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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225 (VMFA-225) is a United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron flying the F-35B Lightning II.The squadron, known as the "Vikings", is based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Arizona and falls under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 13 (MAG-13) and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3d MAW).
F-35B Lightning II The Marine Corps' VMFA squadrons fly the F/A-18 Hornet and F-35 Lightning II . Their primary mission is to attack and destroy surface targets , during both day and nighttime operations, under all weather conditions; conduct multi-sensor imagery reconnaissance ; provide supporting arms coordination ; and intercept and destroy ...
The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...
English: Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA- 7) , departs Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., April 7, 2022. Tripoli completed flight deck operations with 20 F-35B Lightning II jets from Marine Fighter Attack Squadrons 211 and 225, Marine Aircraft Group 13, and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, as well as Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1, as part of the U.S. Marine Corps ...
The first F-35B Lightning II jet arrived at the Marine Corps Air Station Friday to much fanfare. The jet has “advanced stealth and agility”
A VMFA-211 F-35B in June 2016. The Avengers conducted their last AV-8B Harrier flight on 6 May 2016 and received their first two F-35B Lightning IIs on 9 May. On 30 June 2016, VMA-211 was redesignated as VMFA-211, becoming the second fleet squadron in the Marine Corps to operate the F-35B Lightning II as their primary aircraft.
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II is one of the world's most advanced fighter jets. Business Insider toured a facility where the stealth jet is made. The production line in Fort Worth, Texas, is ...
Striking images show the F-35 jump-jet's first trials on a newly converted Japanese aircraft carrier. Lauren Frias. November 10, 2024 at 4:04 AM. ... Lockheed's F-35B Lightning II.