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Why are US Navy pilots flying the F-35A fighter?

The F-35A is the US Air Force’s variant of the Joint Strike Fighter—yet is broadly similar to the Navy’s F-35C, and could be ...
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A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes.

A US Navy warship fired missiles at two American F/A-18 fighter jets above the Red Sea last year. The warship mistook the fighter jets for Houthi cruise missiles, the investigation shows. One of the ...

U.S. Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Amid Heightened Tensions

A U.S. fighter jet shot down the Iranian drone after it “unnecessarily maneuvered” toward the Abraham Lincoln aircraft ...
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Newly retired St. Joseph navy fighter pilot gives back to community

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- Looking up in the sky on Saturday, St. Joseph residents may have noticed a special piece of aircraft. Piloting an F-18 Hornet fighter jet, Lieutenant Commander Kory Hughs, a ...