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Japan selects F-35 Lightning II
Dec 19, 2011 - The Japan Ministry of Defense has announced its selection of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as the Japan Air Self Defense Force's (JASDF) next generation fighter aircraft, following the F-X competitive bid process. [Read more...]
DOD report — F-35 problems will take years to fix
Dec 13, 2011 - An internal U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) report states that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has multiple complex problems which will take years to fix. [Read more...]
BK-1, First international F-35 rolls out
Nov 22, 2011 - The first international F-35 rolled out of the factory Sunday evening. The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence will use the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) jet, known as BK-1, for training and operational tests. [Read more...]
US trying to sell the F-35 to India
Nov 21, 2011 - As reported in both mainstream and aviation focused media, that the US government has been pushing the 5th Gen Fighter the F-35 to the Indian Air Force. This is after recent success with the C-17 and the 737 based P-8I been sold to India. [Read more...]
F-35 to get a 2nd source for the HMD system
Nov 21, 2011 - Lockheed Martin has selected British based BAE (British Aerospace) Systems to deliver a helmet-mounted display (HMD) with detachable night-vision goggles for the F-35 Lightning II. [Read more...]
Warning signs to watch with the F-35 program
Nov 14, 2011 - The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program has some negative issues that must be watched in the coming years. [Read more...]
F-35 hits top design speed in flight testing
Nov 04, 2011 - After the busiest month of flight testing to date and concluding three weeks of successful ship trials on the USS WASP the F-35 has reached its maximum design speed of Mach 1.6. [Read more...]
F-35 on Life Support and needing Life Support
Oct 19, 2011 - With reports of the cost of the F-35 program growing to about $385 billion, according to U.S. news sources, this has given rise to reports of one of the F-35 models could be cut due to budget limits. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers 1st F-35 Weapons Load Training System to Eglin AFB
Oct 17, 2011 - Lockheed Martin delivered and installed the first weapons load training device at the F-35 integrated pilot-and-maintenance training center (ITC) at Eglin Air Force Base's 33rd Fighter Wing. [Read more...]
F-35 completes successful vertical landing aboard USS Wasp
Oct 03, 2011 - The Navy and Marine Corps Team made more remarkable naval aviation history today as the F-35B test aircraft BF-2 landed safely on USS Wasp's (LHD-1) flight deck, the first at sea vertical landing for the Marine Corps' F-35 JSF version. [Read more...]
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