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$3.5 Billion contract awarded For 4th lot of F-35s
Nov 19, 2010 - Lockheed Martin has received a $3.5 billion contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense to manufacture 31 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters in the fourth lot of low-rate initial production (LRIP). [Read more...]
F-35 flight tests continue to push the envelope
Aug 30, 2010 - Maj. Matt Hayden and Mr. Alan Dykhoff are part of the team at Edwards who test and verify the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft performs as advertised. [Read more...]
F-35: Centerpiece of 21st century global security
Jul 19, 2010 - The 5th generation F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter will serve as the centrepiece for 21st century global security while strengthening international political and industrial partnerships, a senior Lockheed Martin F-35 executive said Monday at the Farnborough Air Show. [Read more...]
F-35A becomes second variant to fly with mission systems
Jul 07, 2010 - The ninth Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter entered flight testing on Tuesday, becoming the second test jet to fly with the next-generation avionics package that will populate all operational F-35s. [Read more...]
F-35C confirms Carrier-Landing strength predictions
Jun 23, 2010 - A Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II carrier variant successfully completed testing in which it was dropped from heights of more than 11 feet during a series of simulated aircraft-carrier landings. The tests validated predictions and will help confirm the F-35C's structural integrity for carrier operations. [Read more...]
Marine Corps F-35 goes supersonic
Jun 14, 2010 - F-35 Joint Strike Fighter short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time June 10, achieving a significant milestone. [Read more...]
Navy F-35 achieves first flight
Jun 06, 2010 - The most advanced aircraft in the history of the United States Navy made its inaugural flight yesterday, assuring a future of long-range, first-day-of-the-war stealth striking capability from the Navy's big-deck carriers. [Read more...]
Edwards receives first two F-35A's
May 20, 2010 - Two F-35A Lightning II stealth Joint Strike Fighters left their final-assembly site in Fort Worth, Texas and flew nonstop to Edwards Air Force Base, May 17. [Read more...]
F-35 marks 200 flights as test program ramps up
May 12, 2010 - After a surge of flight test activity the F-35 program completed its 200th test flight last week. On May 5, Graham Tomlison piloted BF-1 for 44 minutes evaluating the jet's flying qualities and airframe loads. [Read more...]
F-35C Carrier Variant undergoes drop testing (video)
Apr 10, 2010 - On March 27, CG-1, an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ground test airframe, was dropped 95 inches at 20 feet per second, with an 8.8-degree pitch, 2-degree roll, and 133-knot wheel speed, simulating a carrier-deck landing. [Read more...]
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