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Only ANG pilot selected to 1st F-35 cadre
Maj. Jay Spohn, a pilot with the 188th FW Arkansas ANG, based at Fort Smith, stands in front of one of the unit's A-10 Thunderbolt II 'Warthogs' on November 7th, 2009. Spohn was the only Air National Guard pilot to be selected to fly the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in the program's initial cadre. [USAF photo by TSgt. Stephen Hornsey]
Nov 12, 2009 - Since Maj. Jay Spohn joined the Air National Guard in 1999, he has taken the skies by storm. [Read more...]
Hill named as likely home for F-35 fighter squadrons
F-35 Lightning II fourth flight - January 23th, 2007 [LMTAS photo]
Oct 30, 2009 - The Air Force is proposing to house the next-generation F-35 fighter at Utah's Hill Air Force Base, according to Utah congressional offices. [Read more...]
Dramatic cuts announced in U.K. F-35 program
F-35B - STOVL
Oct 25, 2009 - The U.K. has decided to sacrifice one of its two new aircraft carriers F-35 flight capability due to that bleeding ulcer called a defence budget. [Read more...]
Risk still remains for Australia and the F-35
F-35A - CTOL [via jsf.mil]
Oct 24, 2009 - The Australian federal cabinet’s national security committee is set to apporve the F-35 acquisition in late November of this year. [Read more...]
F-35 Lightning II status and future prospects
The F-35B with a full load of external weapons, including the 25mm gun pod as seen on August 10th, 2009. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Sep 17, 2009 - Activities at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facilities have steadily increased over the past year as more than a dozen F-35 jets have taken shape on the production line. But there are some signs that things are shifting into a new gear at the Texas manufacturer. F-16.net recently met with Lockheed Martin for a brief. Here is the update. [Read more...]
F-35 successful in first probe-and-drogue aerial refueling
A short takeoff/vertical landing variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II takes on fuel from a KC-130J tanker near Fort Worth on August 13th. The fuel transfer marked the first time an F-35 has used the Navy- and Marines-style probe-and-drogue refueling system. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Aug 15, 2009 - A short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has become the first F-35 to complete an aerial refueling test using the Navy- and Marine Corps-style probe-and-drogue refueling system. [Read more...]
U.K. may drop the STOVL F-35 for carrier variant
F-35C - CV
Aug 06, 2009 - The U.K. may dump the F-35 Short-Take-off and Landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) also known as the F-35B. [Read more...]
First U.S. Navy F-35 rolls out
F-35C rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin on July 28th, 2009. [Photo by <a href="http://www.pbase.com/keith1959/f16" target="new">Keith Robinson</a>]
Jul 29, 2009 - A ceremony today at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant marked the rollout of the U.S. Navy's first-ever stealth fighter, the F-35C Lightning II. [Read more...]
P&W awarded $571m engine contract
Pratt & Whitney F135 engine [USAF photo]
Jul 26, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $571 million production contract for F135 engines to power the F-35 Lightning II. [Read more...]
What will support the F-35C?
Artist's impression of an F-35C right after take-off from an aircraft carrier.
Jul 23, 2009 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter known as the F-35C will be rolled out next week. It is billed to offer the U.S. Navy a “day one” of the war combat aircraft. [Read more...]
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