After reforming in December 2023, 809 Naval Air Squadron has now flown its first ever independent sortie as the UK’s newest F-35B unit. Joining 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, 809 Naval Air ...

An EA-18G Growler assigned to the ‘Dust Devils’ of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 31 launches from Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu. VX-31 is based at Naval Air Weapons ...

After a 15-year hiatus, the Royal Navy's 809 Naval Air Squadron has returned to carrier operations, embarking F-35B Lightning II jets aboard HMS Prince of Wales. This deployment marks the squadron ...

What You Need to Know: The Royal Navy’s renowned 809 Naval Air Squadron, known as the “Immortals,” has returned to sea after a 15-year hiatus, operating F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters ...

Originally formed as Fighter Squadron 921 at Naval Air Station St. Louis during the Korean War, Strike Fighter Squadron 86 (VFA-86) traces its roots back to February 1951. In 1953, while deployed ...

These stealth fighters are critical to the UK Lightning Force, which includes RAF’s 617 Squadron “The Dambusters” and 809 Naval Air Squadron “The Immortals.” -The F-35B, with its short ...