Marine Corps F-35 suffers crash in California
The pilot ejected and is receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the service.
The pilot ejected and is receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the service.
The Ministry of Defence has said the plan will pursue at least six "hybrid" warships designed to work with unmanned systems in the air and at sea.
Italy is set to become the first European operator of the TB3, beyond Turkey.
The US ally currently has the largest number of F-35s on order outside of the United States, with plans for 157 jets split into 105 F-35A Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) aircraft and 42 F-35Bs.
Breaking Defense shares an up-close look at the HMS Prince of Wales carrier strike group.
Among the missions being planned by the carrier strike group is to launch eight F-35s at a time from the ship along with what was described as other high-end training.
The testing taking place off the coast of California comes as the White House has made several attempts to bolster the US-Japan security relationship.
Japan seeks to buy another 11 F-35 joint strike fighters, develop a new military small satellite constellation and invest in new signals intelligence aircraft.
COVID-19 stalled defense programs, so money moves from last year to this, giving Singapore defense spending a single year bump of over 12 percent.
During the stand down, units will discuss "fundamentals of safe flight operations, ground safety, maintenance and flight procedures, and maintaining combat readiness," Marines say.
Overall, defense spending for the year was largely boosted by a £4.1 billion ($5.3 billion) increase in capital expenditure, though there were other marginal jumps in Defense Equipment and Support (DE&S), and inventory spending.
Earlier on Friday the Air Force announced that the majority of its F-35A jets were grounded to check on the ejection seat issue.