Tag: F-35B

XQ-58 Valkyrie can carry precision weapons, decoys, Electronic-attack payloads

U.S. Marine Corps Taps XQ-58 Valkyrie Drone for Distributed Air Combat Teaming with F-35B and F-35C Fighters

The Asia Live News Service - January 14, 2026
Northrop Grumman announced on January 8, 2026, that it has won the U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Air-Ground Task Force Uncrewed Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) contract, teaming with Kratos Defense to deliver a Marine-tailored variant of...
F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter

Japan and UK Strengthen Military Alliance with Joint F-35B Fighter Operations to Counter China’s Rise in Indo-Pacific

The Asia Live News Service - August 5, 2025
Japan has officially begun deploying its F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters as part of a high-profile exercise in the Philippine Sea. This deployment, the first operational use of Japan’s short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the fifth-generation jet,...
F-35B from VMFAT-502 hovering

Pilot Speaks Out: Col. Del Pizzo on His F-35B Ejection and the Aftermath

The Asia Live News Service - April 1, 2025
A Year Later, New Details Emerge About the Unmanned Flight and Military Fallout More than a year after a bizarre and widely publicized incident in which a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B continued flying for over 60 miles after its pilot...