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It is that time of year again, and the annual Government Accounting Office status report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been released.

The F-35B Short-Take-Off and Vertical-Landing variant (STOVL) may be part of the Israeli Air Force future.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program hopes to start air-to-air refueling trials this week.

The GE/Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has successfully completed its Critical Design Review, a major milestone in the F136 engine development program.

The AIM-132 ASRAAM air-to-air missile configuration for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program has been changed.

Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine exceeded 9,000 system development and demonstration (SDD) ground test hours this week

The Netherlands will take part in the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation phase (IOT & E) of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.

The Ducth left-wing Labour Party (PvdA) who at first opposed the JSF program, has now decided to support it and move on with the F-35.

Fuel systems tests on the F-35B Short Take-Off Vertical Landing variant (STOVL) aircraft have been completed by BAE 5 days ahead of schedule.

Part of the 2009 budget proposal by the Department of Defense is a document called the DoD FY 2009 Budget Request Summary Justification.

An Edwards pilot became the first Air Force and government test pilot to fly the F-35 Lightning II during a test sortie at the Lockheed Martin facility on January 30.

Homestead ARB was recently named as one of 16 Air Force Reserve Command sites appearing on the Air Force's "roadmap" for basing weapons systems in the future.

The Montgomery Advertiser reported on Wednesday, the Air Force had released a list of locations that may become the home of the F-35. In this instance Montgomery was on that list

The F-35B Lightning II, the first fighter to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, made its debut today.

Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) has been authorized by Northrop Grumman Corporation to begin fabricating subassemblies for the first two F-35 production aircraft.