F-35 – The Tactical Air Network

President-Elect Trump Now Wants to Replace the F-35 With a “Comparable” Super Hornet

December 23, 2016 // 5 Comments

When it comes to military aviation, US President-Elect Donald Trump is already making waves, and not in a good way for two of America’s largest defense contractors in [read more...]

Check Out These Images of Military Aircraft Seeking Refuge from the Fury of Hurricane Matthew

October 10, 2016 // 1 Comment

If you live in Columbus, Ohio, you might be wondering why a flock of F-22 Raptors suddenly appeared at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base out of the blue. Don’t [read more...]

First Civilian Airshow F-35A Heritage Flight.

September 17, 2016 // 3 Comments

The U.S. Air Force F-35A Demo Team flew its first Heritage Flight with a P-51 and F-22 in Cleveland: Here is the report. [read more...]

F-35s Can Now Function as Airborne Spotters for US Navy Warships

September 16, 2016 // 1 Comment

A US Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II (STOVL variant) just proved, a few days ago, that it could successfully function as a spotter of sorts for US Navy surface warships that [read more...]

Opinion: Hating the F-35 Has Become a Fad

June 27, 2016 // 21 Comments

By Armando Heredia and Ian D’Costa for The Tactical Air Network We won’t beat around the bush. Simply put — it’s now popular to “hate” [read more...]

Japan’s 5th Generation Stealth Prototype Takes to the Skies for the First Time

April 22, 2016 // 2 Comments

The Mitsubishi X-2, Japan’s first foray into the world of 5th generation fighter aviation, took to the skies for its maiden flight just yesterday, lifting off with the [read more...]

Air Force to Revive Cold War-era Fighters to Replace F-35A

April 1, 2016 // 4 Comments

After public opinion on the F-35 program has reached an all-time new low, senior-level members of the Air Force have decided to initiate a multibillion-dollar revival of [read more...]

F-35 CAN Dogfight Says Norwegian Test Pilot

March 1, 2016 // 1 Comment

Norway’s first F-35 pilot is the latest to step out and speak favorably on the oft-derided stealth fighter jet, this time in a post on Kampflybloggen (The Combat [read more...]

Israel Might Develop a Two-Seater F-35

January 1, 2016 // 4 Comments

For the most part, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has been branded by defense reporters as a strike aircraft with fighter capabilities, though Lockheed Martin has been [read more...]

The F-35A Has Finally Fired Its Gun In-Flight

November 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

The F-35A has finally fired its GAU-22/A multibarreled 25mm Gatling cannon in-flight. According to the official F-35 program website, the event actually took place on the [read more...]