The Aviationist

First Japanese F-35B Stealth Jets Spotted En Route to Japan

After months of delay, the first Japanese F-35Bs are on the way to their new home and were spotted during a stop in Hawaii. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) ...
Aviation Week

Lockheed flies first STOVL JSF and eyes Marine LRIP

Lockheed Martin has flown the first short-take-off-and-vertical-landing (STOVL) F-35B, in conventional-take-off (CTOL) mode, clearing the way for funding to be released for production of the first six ...
Aviation Week

Stovl F-35B Hover Tests Set For April

Lockheed Martin plans to start tethered hover pit tests of the first F-35B Stovl (short takeoff and vertical landing) version in April, prior to first flight in May, but says full-scale hover flights ...
Jane's Information Group

Singapore cleared to acquire up to 12 F-35B STOVL JSFs

The US State Department has approved a potential USD2.75 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) as well ...