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The F-35B stealth fighter has 'Russian technology' that makes it a powerhouse

The Yakovlev Yak-141 was the world’s first supersonic VTOL aircraft. The Soviet Union built four prototypes between 1987 and ...
Stars and Stripes

The first F-35B Lightning II goes on permanent display at MCAS Beaufort

The last flight of the first F-35B Lightning II covered more than 500 miles at speeds considerably slower than Mach 1.6. And in this case it had to hitch a ride. The airframe of the fighter jet, known ...
The National Interest

Why Does America’s F-35 Fighter Look So Much Like an Old Soviet Prototype?

It is unlikely that, as many Russian sources brag, the F-35B was a direct rip-off of the Yak-141. However, there are many staggering similarities between the two planes. Most military and aviation ...