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Joint F-35 513th EWS stands up Apr 29, 2010 - The squadron serving as the sole Department of Defence provider of electronic warfare support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter activated April 23 in a ceremony at Eglin AFB. [Read more...]	New F-35 will test weapons Apr 21, 2010 - The seventh Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II flight test aircraft took to the skies for the first time today, with the overall objective of validating the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant’s weapons suite. [Read more...]

JSF test plane showcased, flies at Eglin Apr 27, 2009 - "What starts here at Eglin, will change the world." This was the sentiment echoed by Lockheed Martin's Dan Crowley and many others during the arrival and showcase of the Joint Strike Fighter on April 21-23. [Read more...]	Setting the record straight on F-35 Sep 20, 2008 - U.S. Air Force analyses show the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is at least 400 percent more effective in air-to-air combat capability than the best fighters currently available in the international market. [Read more...]
STEM facility conducts F-35 lanyard risk reduction test Jun 17, 2008 - The 46th TW recently lent a hand to Lockheed Martin Company to perform a risk reduction and development test of weapon lanyards for the F-35 System Development and Demonstration program at the Simulated Environment for Munitions facility. [Read more...]	Israel planning to purchase 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters Jun 27, 2006 - Recently, Israeli Air Force chief procurement officer Brigadier-General Ze'ev Snir announced that Israel intends to purchase 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at a cost of at least $5 Billion over several years. [Read more...]

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