F-35 Lightning II News

From 2005


First F-35 nears completion Dec 20, 2005 - With the installation of horizontal tails on the first F-35, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) team has completed assembly of the aircraft's major structural components. The next milestone in the aircraft's march to first flight is engine installation, planned for early 2006. [Read more...]	Pratt & Whitney completes first flight test F135 engine Dec 06, 2005 - Flight test engine #1 will be delivered to Lockheed Martin's plant in Ft. Worth later this month where it will be installed into the first flight test F-35 airframe. [Read more...]

Why Australia went with the F-35 Dec 04, 2005 - The Royal Australian Air Force's decision to go ahead with buying the F-35 might be surprising, but not when one looks at what the alternatives had been. The Australians had been considering ten options for the future of the RAAF. [Read more...]	BAE celebrates installation of F-35 JSF vertical tails Dec 01, 2005 - BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company have completed the installation of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) vertical tails, representing a major milestone in the F-35 Program. [Read more...]
Pratt & Whitney logs 4,000 SDD test hours on F135 engine for F-35 JSF Nov 30, 2005 - Pratt & Whitney F135 ground test engines have logged more than 4,000 System Development and Demonstration (SDD) ground test hours as the company nears completion of the engine that will power the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's (JSF) first flight next year [Read more...]	L-3 wins F-35 JSF panoramic cockpit display contract for up to $200M Nov 28, 2005 - L-3 Communications announced that an international team led by its Display Systems division has been awarded a contract worth up to $200 million to develop and demonstrate the Panoramic Cockpit Display and related computer systems for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. [Read more...]
F-35 to bring 5th generation capabilities to Turkish Air Force Sep 29, 2005 - Turkey is positioning itself to take delivery of the world's most advanced, international multi-role fighter. The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is nearing completion and is preparing for its first flight next year. The program continues to meet milestones on schedule as evidenced most recently on Sept. 7, when electrical power to the aircraft was switched on for the first time. [Read more...]	F-35 JSF looking toward production, operational capability Sep 14, 2005 - As the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter moves toward its inaugural flight next year, the program continues to meet milestones on schedule and is planning for initial production and operational capability for the armed services. [Read more...]
Electrical power flows into first F-35 JSF Sep 07, 2005 - The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter came alive with electrical power today, as technicians at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth initiated "power-on" - the incremental process of testing the aircraft's circuits, electronic components and wiring. The event was completed on schedule. [Read more...]	GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team awarded $2.4 Billion contract Aug 23, 2005 - The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team (FET) has been awarded a contract valued at $2.4 billion to develop its F136 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. [Read more...]

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