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ITF team nears historic testing with HMS Queen Elizabeth
Sep 11, 2018 - The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) is nearing another milestone as they prepare to embark two F-35Bs on board the United Kingdom's newest aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for First of Class Flight Trials (Fixed Wing), or FOCFT (FW), this fall. [Read more...]
Pax River ITF to conduct first-time trials onboard partner nation’s carrier
Aug 23, 2018 - After years of partnership within the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, U.S. and United Kingdom team members from the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) eagerly anticipate the First of Class Flight Trials (FOCFTs) onboard the U.K.'s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, this fall. [Read more...]
HMS Queen Elizabeth Ship’s crew finally meet the F-35B
May 22, 2018 - Members of the flying control and flight deck control teams aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), flagship of the Royal Navy's new class of aircraft carriers, visited Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland this week for their first live peek at the F-35B Lightning II, ahead of the jet's first trials aboard the ship this fall. [Read more...]
F-35B jet begins first ski-jump launch and weapons testing
Jun 24, 2015 - The F-35B Lightning II has successfully completed another major milestone as the fifth generation stealth fighter was launched into the skies from a ski-jump, Friday 19 June. [Read more...]
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