Lightning II program evolved into one of the most ambitious and complex Militaryaircraft projects in modern history.
We got a glimpse at what a new cross between a helicopter and a jet aircraft might look like after Bell released a new image.
Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has assumed the title of Royal Navy flagship during a visit to Liverpool, where the ship ...
The Marines also operate around 138 older F/A-18A/C/D Hornets (the Navy has largely replaced its Hornets with Super Hornets).
据美国军事网站“战区”近日报道,美国海军陆战队F-35B战斗机首次在日本最大的现役战舰“出云”级直升机母舰“加贺”号上实施了起降。为了迎接F-35B的服役,日本对“加贺”号实施了重大改造,确保其能够保障短距起飞和垂直降落(STOVL)喷气式飞机的运行 ...
Defence Ministers from the UK, Italy, and Japan have announced significant progress in the trilateral Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), aimed at delivering a next-generation fighter aircraft by 2035 ...
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force released footage of a fighter jet’s takeoff and landing on destroyer Kaga off the coast of San Diego, California in the United States. Operational tests were ...
The F-35B is the Short Take-off, Vertical Landing (STOVL) version of the aircraft that can take off like a helicopter but still fly like a fighter jet; the F-35B is the second most popular version.
This is not ideal for the RAF as the larger F-35A is the ground-based variant, and the F-35B is less capable (with shorter ranges) etc., due to its STOVL requirements. By contrast, Italy and Japan ...
The plan included adding a V-shaped flight deck and hangars to support up to twelve STOVL Harrier jets. What You Need to Know: In the 1980s, the U.S. considered converting four Iowa-class ...
Japanese, US and UK forces have completed Lockheed Martin F-35B trials from the deck of the Japanese aircraft carrier JS Kaga. The converted helicopter ship, which Tokyo calls a “multi ...