The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter began the integration phase of weapons testing on October 26th, 2012 when the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing aircraft successfully completed the first in-flight test with an AIM-120 AMRAAM. It was the first time a weapon communicated with the aircraft during flight using a data link. [Lockheed Martin photo by Matthew Short]
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News: F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing [2012-11-20]
The Joint Strike Fighter began the integration phase of weapons testing Oct. 26, when the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing aircraft successfully completed the first in-flight test with an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile.
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