"US Deploys 1st F-35B Squadron to Japan" Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Jan 2017 1:12 p.m. PST |
"The United States has dispatched its first F-35B squadron to Japan. According to the United States Marine Corps, the first F-35B aircraft of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 arrived at an airbase in Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture on January 18. This constitutes the F-35B's first overseas mission. The F35B is the U.S. Marine Corps variant of the supersonic fifth-generation F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, capable of vertical or short takeoffs and vertical landings without requiring a catapult launcher. The F-35B was specifically developed to replace the Marine Corps' F/A-18 Hornet, AV-8B Harrier and EA- 6B Prowler aircraft…"
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| Mako11 | 20 Jan 2017 6:46 p.m. PST |
Interesting move. I hope it can perform as advertised by the marketing people, if/when the time comes to use them. |
| Lion in the Stars | 20 Jan 2017 7:51 p.m. PST |
The F35A and -B seem to be working about as advertised. Oddly, it's the -C model that is having issues now. |
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