a Twitter post by Aviation Week's Graham Warwick, another F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.">
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Second F-35 arrives at Patuxent River

December 29, 2009 (by Eric L. Palmer) - According to a Twitter post by Aviation Week's Graham Warwick, another F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.

The F-35B with a full load of external weapons, including the 25mm gun pod. [Lockheed Martin photo]

Known as BF-2, this second short take-off and landing (STOVL) variant will join BF-1 which recently returned to flight after some scheduled repairs. Along with other requirements, this will mark the beginning of a series of flight tests to show proof of vertical landing with the F-35B STOVL aircraft.


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