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F-35 production, testing and international participation shift into high gear in 2009
Feb 27, 2009 - In a single calendar year, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II program will complete all remaining System Development and Demonstration aircraft, deliver the first production-model F-35s to the armed services and initiate full-scale flight test operations at Edwards AFB and NAS Patuxent River. [Read more...]
Marines get first shot at new fighter jet
F-35 Lightning II ninth flight - March 13th, 2007 [LMTAS photo]
Feb 12, 2009 - The military’s next stealth fighter jet, the versatile F-35 or Joint Strike Fighter, is slated to roar into action in 2012 when it enters service with the Marines. [Read more...]
First U.S. Navy F-35C center fuselage complete
F-35C - CV
Aug 20, 2008 - Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the center fuselage for the first U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II aircraft, an aircraft carrier-capable variant designated CF-1. This was performed on budget and on schedule. [Read more...]
Fourth F-35 Lightning II rolls out
F-35B on approach into NAS Fort Worth after a successful first flight on June 11th, 2008. [Photo by Keith Robinson]
Aug 19, 2008 - With one F-35 in structural testing, two in flight test, six in final assembly and another 14 in various stages of production, Lockheed Martin added to the program's momentum on Saturday by finishing assembly of the fourth F-35 aircraft, an STOVL F-35B. [Read more...]
F-35B STOVL achieves successful first flight
The first Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing stealth fighter takes off from Lockheed Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas, on its inaugural flight Wednesday, June 11. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Jun 11, 2008 - The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II made its first flight with BAE test pilot Graham Tomlinson at the controls from Lockheeds Martin's Fort Worth facility. [Read more...]
Navy's future with the F-35
Artist's impression of an F-35C right after take-off from an aircraft carrier.
Mar 23, 2008 - While the F-35C design for U.S. Navy carrier aviation looks significantly powerful, it is going to have to fight its way on to the carrier deck. [Read more...]
Weighing the F-35
F-35 Lightning II ninth flight - March 13th, 2007 [LMTAS photo]
Mar 16, 2008 - Weight in the design of aircraft has always been a curse to aerospace engineers. The F-35 is no different. Here are a few points to consider when the topic of F-35 weight comes up. [Read more...]
First F-35 STOVL unveiled at Lockheed Martin
F-35B STOVL Rollout Ceremony on December 18th, 2007
Dec 19, 2007 - The F-35B Lightning II, the first fighter to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, made its debut today. [Read more...]
F-35B powered up for the first time
F-35B - STOVL
Oct 26, 2007 - Electrical power was applied for the first time to the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II on Thursday night, thus initiating a series of ground tests that will lead to the inaugural flight of the short-takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter next spring in 2008. [Read more...]
Carrier version of F-35 cleared for production
The X-35C, which underwent flight testing in 2000 and 2001, is now exhibited at Patuxent River Naval Air Museum in Maryland. The X-35C conducted much of its carrier-suitability testing at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. [LMTAS photo]
Jun 23, 2007 - All three versions of the U.S. Joint Strike Fighter have now cleared the final milestone needed before entering the production phase. [Read more...]
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