FSD Aircraft

The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II made its first flight with BAE test pilot Graham Tomlinson at the controls from Lockheeds Martin's Fort Worth facility.

The U.S. Department of Defense has released $1 billion of funding to acquire six Lockheed Martin F-35B STOVL aircraft as part of the second Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the F-35.

With one F-35 in structural testing, two in flight test, six in final assembly and another 14 in various stages of production, Lockheed Martin added to the program's momentum on Saturday by finishing assembly of the fourth F-35 aircraft, an STOVL F-35B.

Here is a variety of reading for the weekend to keep up on F-35 events.

The concept of having the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter become some kind of specialized electronic jamming aircraft amounts to unrealistic dreams.

British Defense Secretary John Hutton announced on Wednesday that the United Kingdom will purchase three Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II operational test aircraft.

BAE systems has awarded Hyde Aero Products in Dukinfield, RLC Group from Altham in Lancashire, John Huddleston Engineering from Blackpool and Thyssenkrupp in Preston, contracts to work on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).