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MCAS Miramar will soon have a F-35B training squadron

Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 by alert5

MCAS Miramar will soon have a squadron of F-35Bs to train pilots on how to fly the STOVL fighter.

A F-35B Lightning II with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 taxis down the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, August 7. Two F-35s from the squadron landed to refuel before heading back to MCAS Yuma to complete their flight.

Photo by Sgt. Isaac Lamberth
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USN wants Auto-GCAS on the F/A-18C/D

Posted on October 21, 2021October 21, 2021 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the procurement and upgrade of the F/A-18C/D Flight Control Computer (FCC) Operational Flight Program (OFP) with Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) capable software.

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VMFA-112 practice flight ops with live AIM-9X, AIM-120 and AGM-84D

Posted on October 21, 2021October 20, 2021 by alert5

A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112 – Marine Aircraft Group 41 – 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 19, 2021. VMFA-112 is in Japan for a six-month cycle as part of the Unit Deployment Program, where they are helping maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Booker T. Thomas III)

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JMSDF has release a HD video of F-35B testing onboard JS Izumo

Posted on October 14, 2021 by alert5

USMC F-35Bs made emergency landings at Hagi-Iwami Airport

Posted on October 7, 2021 by alert5

Two U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs had to make emergency landings at Hagi-Iwami Airport in Shimane Prefecture, Japan before sunset on Oct. 5.

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