U.S. F-35Cs To Join F-22s Amid Middle East Tensions

An F-35C flies above the USS Abraham Lincoln on Aug. 9.

Credit: U.S. Navy
The Pentagon has now surged its two fifth-generation fighters to the Middle East as it awaits an attack from Iran targeting Israel and potentially U.S. troops—one that the White House says is “increasingly likely.” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Aug. 11 ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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