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Norwegian F-35 flies for first time under Norwegian command
Dec 16, 2015 - Maj. Morten Hanche, a Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35 Lightning II student pilot training with the 62nd Fighter Squadron, flew the first Norwegian F-35 sortie on December 14. [Read more...]
'Rhinos' support Steel Knight 2016
Dec 14, 2015 - The F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter personifies great strides in modern air dominance capability. Among its characteristics of radar-evading stealth, supersonic speeds, fighter agility and advanced logistical support comes the capability to perform vertical take-off and landings. [Read more...]
Norway's first F-35 sortie, jets arrive on air force's birthday
Nov 12, 2015 - The first two Norwegian F-35s arrived November 10. Shortly after, a Norwegian pilot flew the F-35 Lightning II for the first time, in conjunction with the Royal Norwegian Air Force's birthday. [Read more...]
F135 engine testing benefits F-35 fleet
Nov 04, 2015 - The full hot-life capability of Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine, which is used in the F-35 Lightning II, was successfully demonstrated during accelerated mission testing at the Arnold Engineering Development Center. [Read more...]
F-35A successfully fires first airborne shots
Nov 04, 2015 - For the first time, an F-35A Lightning II successfully fired the four-barrel 25 mm GAU-22/A Gatling gun while in flight October 30. [Read more...]
Hill total force team welcomes F-35
Oct 14, 2015 - The 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing formally welcomed the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II during a ceremony October 14th. [Read more...]
F-35C Lightning Boards 'Ike' for Developmental Testing
Oct 05, 2015 - USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) accomplished its first arrested landing of an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, October 2nd. [Read more...]
Norway celebrates rollout of first F-35A
Sep 22, 2015 - Ceremonies were held yesterday at the Lockheed Martin F-35 production facility celebrating the rollout of the first F-35A Lightning II for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The event marked an important production milestone for the future of Norway’s national defense. [Read more...]
Italy's F-35A Lightning II flies Inaugural European flight
Sep 07, 2015 - Italy’s first F-35A Lightning II, known as AL-1 and assembled at the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility, flew for the first time on September 7th marking the program’s first-ever F-35 flight outside the United States. [Read more...]
F-35C Det visits NAS Fallon for the first time
Sep 04, 2015 - F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft assigned to the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, homeported at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon, Nevada, on September 3rd. [Read more...]
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