F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

[Atomicfrog]

They should put in a second engine - that'll get Trump's attention!

Honestly, they'd be better off getting TR3 and Block 4 in place. This feels like the Indian "I will" disease all over again.

Yes... they are not even at the spec they wanted initially with the F-35. They have quite a walk to do before changing the design.

 

[CaribouTruth]

Another UK F-35B on the ground following some sort of mid-flight abnormality, this time in Japan.
Doesn't seem to be the same airframe that was stuck in India, so a different problem, or the same issue on a different frame.

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A British F-35B Lightning II fighter jet made an emergency landing at Kagoshima Airport in Kirishima City, Japan, on the morning of 10 August, according to Japanese media.​

No injuries were reported and the airport has resumed normal operations. Verified imagery has confirmed this.

We understand that the F-35 diverted to Kagoshima International Airport in Japan today following an engineering issue during a sortie from HMS Prince of Wales. The aircraft is undergoing inspection and will return to the Carrier Strike Group as soon as possible.

Bit of humor to go along with the news.