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UK Confirms F-35Bs Shot Down Drones as New Defences are Deployed for RAF Akrotiri

The UK MoD has confirmed that its F-35B Lightning stealth fighters engaged and destroyed drones over Jordan, as it announces ...
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The RAF’s Lightning II used thrust, not speed, to control the sky

During its display at the Royal International Air Tattoo, the RAF’s F-35B Lightning II demonstrated slow-speed control, vertical thrust transitions, and rapid power changes that set it apart from ...
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Lightning strikes: Royal Air Force F-35B logs its first combat kill

The Royal Air Force has recorded a milestone for its F-35B Lightning II force. The United Kingdom has confirmed that the stealth fighters have achieved their first operational combat kill by shooting ...
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Iran conflict 2026: RAF adds to drone tally as F-35B scores first kills over Jordan

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has added to its tally of successful engagements against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with ...
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UK focuses on engineering personnel to improve F-35B availability

Ground crew attend to an RAF F-35B during Exercise ‘Red Flag' in the US. The MoD is now investing heavily in engineering personnel to support the Lightning Force ...
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Why the UK Is Sending More Fighter Jets to the Middle East

The Royal Air Force is sending six F-35B fighters to RAF Akrotiri, a major British airbase in Cyprus—presumably for use against Iran. The Royal Air Force deployed six F-35B Lightning II stealth ...
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UK MoD Confirms F-35B Rolling Landings Still in Future Plans

Following reports about the cancellation of a landing aid for the SRVL technique on HMS Queen Elizabeth, a Govt minister has clarified that, though timelines have shifted, rolling landings are still ...