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F-35 Poised to be Backbone of USAF Fighter Fleet
ORLANDO, Fla: The United States Air Force officially becomes the first F-35 Lightning II customer later this year, when the first of the stealth fighters is delivered to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The delivery will initiate a massive recapitalization of the Air Force’s multi-role fighter fleet, and will usher in profound increases in capability, [...]
Third F-35B Lands at Naval Air Station
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md: Piloted by Lockheed Martin F-35 Test Pilot Jeff Knowles, the third F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter landed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., today. “Today, the third of our five STOVL test jets joined the F-35 fleet at the Test Center as our flight [...]
Gates announces joint strike fighter program shakeup
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced a restructuring in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter office Feb. 1, to provide increased oversight of a program he conceded has fallen behind in meeting key benchmarks. Secretary Gates also announced that he has withheld $614 million in performance fees from the lead contractor, Lockheed-Martin, “since the taxpayers [...]
First UK Service Pilot Flies The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
PATUXENT RIVER, Md.: A Royal Air Force officer on Tuesday became the first active-duty service pilot from the United Kingdom to take to the skies in a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). RAF Squadron Leader Steve Long piloted BF-2, the second short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B, over [...]
F-35B Begins In-Flight STOVL Operations
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md: The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter engaged its STOVL propulsion system in flight for the first time today. The successful test is the first in a series of planned STOVL-mode flights that will include short takeoffs, hovers and vertical landings. “The joint F-35 [...]
US mulling Japanese participation in F-35 fighter: report
Tokyo: The United States is considering allowing Japan to take part in a multinational project to develop the F-35 next-generation stealth fighter, a press report said Tuesday. Washington may allow Tokyo to participate in the project even without assurances from Japan that it will procure the F-35, Kyodo News reported, quoting sources from both governments. [...]
Second F-35B Arrives at Navy Test Site
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER: The second Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter arrived today at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Joseph T. “O.D.” Bachmann piloted the aircraft nonstop from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas, plant to Patuxent River, successfully completing aerial refueling en route. [...]
Department focuses on F-35 costs, fair tanker competition
NEW YORK: Pentagon officials are working to halt spiraling costs in the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft program while ensuring competition for a new refueling tanker remains fair to all contenders, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said here Dec. 2. Mr. Lynn told the Aerospace and Defense Conference audience he’s concerned [...]
Lockheed Martin Flies Optimized Conventional F-35
FORT WORTH, Texas: Lockheed Martin’s first optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35 Lightning II fighter made its inaugural flight on Saturday, Nov. 14, the fourth F-35 to begin flight operations. Piloted by Lockheed Martin test pilot David “Doc” Nelson, the F-35A, called AF-1, left Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth plant and flew to 20,000 feet [...]
