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How these fighter jets landed without using a runway

We watched RAF aircraft hover directly into RAF Marham in England. The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II demonstrated its ...

With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds

A critical system failed as a Super Hornet fighter jet was landing on USS Harry S. Truman. The jet slid off the deck into the Red Sea.
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Shield AI Unveils X-BAT, an AI-Piloted VTOL Fighter Jet for Contested Environments

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shield AI today announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime ...

Japan and Australia urge calm after Chinese radar locks on Japanese jets

Japanese fighter jets had been scrambled to pursue Chinese jets that were conducting aircraft takeoff and landing exercises in the Pacific.
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Finland’s New F-35 Fighter Jets Are Headed to … Arkansas?

Finland’s first F-35 is now on its way to Ebbing Air Force National Guard Base, where Finnish pilots will train on its use before returning home.
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Japan–China tensions rise after Chinese jets lock radar on Japanese fighters

Japan and Australia urged calm on Sunday after Chinese military aircraft locked radar on Japanese fighter jets. Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said ...

I went inside Vertical Aerospace's brand new flying taxi, which uses tech from an F-35 fighter to help it hover

Vertical Aerospace unveiled its new eVTOL, with controls inspired by the F-35 that make it easier to hover. Its first routes ...