No physical damage was reported. No information about why the F-16 dropped the fuel tank or what unit it was assigned to was immediately available. The matter is under investigation, the Eglin ...

Lockheed Martin’s approval, or “no technical objection,” paves the way for F-35 fuel tanks to be filled with up to 50% synthetic aviation turbine fuels, the company announced today. SATFs could be ...

Officials said an F-35 fighter jet crashed in Alaska on Tuesday after the pilot managed to safely eject from the aircraft – the latest mishap involving the U.S. military's most expensive weapon ...

Norway and Lockheed Martin, in January 15 statements, announced that the Norwegian Air Force is the first F-35 user to use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). In a native Norwegian statement that Google ...

Eglin Air Force Base is working on removing a 300-gallon fuel tank that fell from an F-16 into a residential neighborhood Tuesday. (U.S. Air Force) ...

An Air Force fighter pilot is in the hospital after an F-35 jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska, dramatic video shows. The F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday at 12:49 p.m ...

An F-16 from the 96th Test Wing dropped a fuel tank on a Florida neighborhood Jan 7 near Eglin AFB. It’s unknown right now whether it fell off, or was jettisoned, but it was pure luck that nobody on ...

“The pilot is safe and has been transported to Bassett Army Hospital." An Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday as the pilot ejected safely, officials sai ...

As of late 2024, the U.S. F-35As do not have external or conformal fuel tanks, though it has a significant internal supply. Taking this into account, it would take an F-35A 37 hours and 44 minutes ...

Lockheed notes that it recently approved the F-35 to fly with a mix of up to 50% SAF, “depending on the type of raw materials and production pathway, combined with conventional jet fuel”.

An F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in Alaska on Tuesday. The pilot experienced an “in-flight malfunction” but was able to eject from the aircraft, Col Paul Townsend, from the US ...