#F-35

I admit it, these Norwegian Heckler & Koch 416 carrying soldiers is just an excuse to show a lof of excellent pictures of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter). We hope you like them! Below you can see soldiers from Force Protection as they keep guard around a Norwegian F-35A from the Norwegian Air Force Base Rygge, Norway.

Photo Of The Day – We go airborne with the U.S. Marines and the Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) as they conduct a live-fire training exercise with the AH-1Z Cobra and F-35B Lightning II.

The days of the Air Force‘s first stealth air superiority fighter, the F-22 Raptor, may already be numbered. US Air Force General Mike Holmes told Aviation Week that the requirements for the next-generation “Penetrating Counter Air” (PCA) program are taking shape. Although the F-22 remains the most advanced and capable fully operational fighter in the world, new foreign developments have emerged which may threaten its dominance. Specifically, the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter resulting from the PAK FA program, and the already in service S-400 Triumf (NATO reporting name SA-21 Growler) air defense missile system were cited by the General as being two systems that could potentially threaten the F-22. Therefore, a new fighter program is needed to maintain air dominance, according to the general.

Check out this video of the first live fire of the General Dynamics GAU-22/A four-barrel 25mm cannon onboard an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It weights in at 230 pounds and spits rounds out at 3300 shots per minute with a muzzle velocity of 3560 feet per second. Here’s a pretty interesting tidbit, what if you need to take out bad guys while taxiing?!