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First Dutch F-35 pilot takes to skies
Maj. Laurens Vijge, a RNlAF pilot, salutes his Lockheed Martin crew chief as he taxis out for the first flight in the F-35A Lightning II. Vijge became the first RNlAF pilot to fly the joint strike fighter and the flight marks the first sortie for the RNlAF here. [USAF photo by Samuel King Jr.]
Dec 18, 2013 - The first Netherlands pilot took to the skies in the F-35A Lightning II at Eglin AFB, making the Netherlands the second partner country to operate the fifth-generation multirole fighter. [Read more...]
The Netherlands buy 37 F-35 jets to replace F-16s
Two F-35B Joint Strike Fighters conduct the first aerial refueling of its kind with a KC-130J Hercules in the sky above Eglin AFB on October 2nd, 2012. [Photo by Cpl. Brian Adam Jone]
Sep 17, 2013 - The Dutch defense ministry stated today that it has formally selected the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from Lockheed Martin to replace its aging fleet of F-16s. [Read more...]
Eglin F-35 fleet exceeds 2K sorties
Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Smith, a maintainer with VMFAT-501, marshals in the first Marine variant F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter to arrive at Eglin AFB on January 11th, 2012. [USAF photo by Maj. Karen Roganov]
Aug 15, 2013 - Airmen and Marines assigned to the F-35 Integrated Training Center at the 33rd Fighter Wing here have consistently flown successful training sorties and generated their 2,000th sortie on August 13 with an instructor pilot of the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501 (VMFAT-501), at the controls. [Read more...]
AETC declares Eglin ready for F-35 training
Two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 33rd FW soar over Eglin AFB's range during the unit’s first joint strike fighter formation flight on April 10th, 2012. Lt. Col. Eric Smith, 58th FS director of operations, flew the lead aircraft while Marine Maj. Joseph Bachmann, Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 aircraft maintenance officer, flew wingman. [USAF photo by Capt. Ryan Seymour]
Dec 17, 2012 - Following an independent evaluation of Eglin's capability to conduct F-35A Lightning II pilot training, Air Education and Training Command announced Dec. 17 that the 33rd Fighter Wing can do so starting January 2013. [Read more...]
First JSF for The Netherlands rolls out of Fort Worth
The first F-35 Lightning II for The Netherlands (AN-01) rolled out of the F-35 production facility on April 1st, 2012. The Netherlands will use the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) jet, for training and operational tests for pilots and maintainers. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Apr 04, 2012 - The first F-35 Lightning II for Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNlAF) rolled out of the F-35 production facility on April 1. This is the latest step in the production process leading to its eventual assignment to Eglin AFB, Fla., later this year. [Read more...]
Mismanagement of F-35 program results in budget cuts
F-35 BF-1 STOVL move to Final Assembly on October 20th, 2007
Jan 29, 2012 - Where are the large orders that are to produce "economies of scale" and "affordability" for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)? Apparently in someone's imagination from 2001. [Read more...]
Japan selects F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Canin flew the eighth production model of the F-35 Lightning II #08-751 (AF-13) on its inaugural flight on July 14th, 2011 from NAS Fort Worth. [Lockheed Martin photo by Carl Richards]
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...]
BK-1, First international F-35 rolls out
The first international F-35 Lightning II rolls out of the factory on November 20th, 2011. The United Kingdom MoD will use the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) jet, known as BK-1, for training and operational tests. [Lockheed Martin photo by Randy Crites]
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...]
F-35 on Life Support and needing Life Support
F-35B BF-02 conducts initial sea trials over the Atlantic Ocean. The F-35B is the USMC Joint Strike Force variant of the JSF and is designed for short takeoff and vertical landing on Navy amphibious ships. The aircraft is operating with the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). [Lockheed Martin photo by Andy Wolfe]
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 first production F-35 to Eglin AFB
A crew chief from the 33rd FW guides F-35A #08-0747 to its final parking position on July 14th, 2011. The aircraft is the first production F-35 to be delivered to the wing. AF-9 arrived at 13.18hrs CDT after launching on its 90-minute ferry flight from Fort Worth. [Lockheed Martin photo by Angel DelCueto]
Jul 14, 2011 - The first Lockheed Martin production model F-35 Lightning II to be assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing arrived today at 13.18hrs CDT after its 90-minute ferry flight from Fort Worth, Texas. [Read more...]
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