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F-35 Lightning II News

From 2006

F-35 News Archive

Gripen N in the race for Future Fighter Replacement in Norway
Dec 22, 2006 - While other international JSF partners signed the production phase MoU for the F-35, the Norwegian approvals to continue their involvement seem to slip into 2007, while it considers rival bids like the Gripen N. [Read more...]
USMC and Navy JSF assembly reaches milestones
Dec 20, 2006 - Northrop Grumman reported yesterday that the first center fuselage section for the Marine Corps variant of the F-35 joint strike fighter has been completed and that work began on the assembly of the first fuselage for the Navy. [Read more...]
F-35 Lightning II completes first flight
Dec 15, 2006 - The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II lifted into the skies today for the first time, completing a successful inaugural flight and initiating the most comprehensive flight test program in military aviation history. [Read more...]
Turkey signs production phase MoU for the F-35
Dec 15, 2006 - Turkey has approved a production agreement for the U.S.-led multinational effort to develop the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, following the lead of the Netherlands, Canada, Britain and Australia. [Read more...]
F-35 finishes all taxi testing, prepares for flight
Dec 13, 2006 - The first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II successfully completed all ground taxi tests today, among some of the last activities clearing the way for its inaugural flight. [Read more...]
Canada, Britain and Australia sign production agreement for F-35 fighter
Dec 12, 2006 - Following the Netherlands, Britain, Australia, and Canada have now also signed an agreement committing to the next development and production phase of the U.S.-led F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project. [Read more...]
F-35 completes first ground taxi test
Dec 08, 2006 - The F-35 Lightning II moved under its own power for the first time on Thursday afternoon, initiating the last series of tests before the fighter jet's first flight. [Read more...]
First F-35 flight scheduled for next week
Dec 06, 2006 - The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is set to make its maiden test flight next week at Lockheed Martins Fort Worth, Texas, test site according to BGen David R. Heinz, deputy program executive officer of the F-35 Lightning II Program. [Read more...]
F-35 JSF engine passes design review
Nov 21, 2006 - The engine being developed for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet has passed major milestone in the form of a successful Preliminary Design Review. [Read more...]
Denmark to get helicopters instead of F-35 fighter jets?
Nov 16, 2006 - According to the Copenhagen Post the Social Democrats believe that purchasing helicopters instead of costly fighter jets to replace F-16s would be a better decision both economically and militarily. [Read more...]
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