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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 ...
The Black Knights is the official aerobatics team of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) featuring six F-16Cs Fighting Falcon in formation flight. The Black Knights' emblem is sported on the red vertical tail of each of the team's aircraft and the team's name is emblazoned on both sides of the aircraft which are painted in red and white—the national colours of Singapore.
The upgrade was performed by Singapore Technologies Aerospace (STAero) and the upgraded aircraft were designated (R)F-5S and F-5T respectively, operating from Paya Lebar Air Base. These upgraded F-5S/T, equipped with the Galileo Avionica's FIAR Grifo-F X-band Radar [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] are thought to be capable of firing the AIM-120 AMRAAM ...
(Reuters) -Singapore will buy eight more F-35 stealth fighters, eventually replacing its older F-16s and putting the Singaporean air force "in the premier league" as regional threats grow, the ...
Two pilots demonstrated the differences between the fighter jets, referencing dogfight footage and using quickly made paper airplanes.
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fighters that first entered service with the United States in 2015. The aircraft has been ordered by program partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and Australia, and also through the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program, including Japan, South Korea, and Israel.
In subsequent posts on Sunday, Musk said the F-35 has a “s--t design,” claimed drones are more efficient than manned jets at delivering munitions, and downplayed the effectiveness of stealth ...
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II in flight. Operations of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II family began in 1995 with the Joint Strike Fighter program.Since its first flight in 2006, the aircraft has faced substantial controversy, shortages in its research and development supply, [1] and safety concerns due to incidents. [2]