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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...]
AF-1 in final finishes, ready for flight
Apr 13, 2010 - AF-1, the first optimized Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing test plane, rolls out of the F-35 Final Finishes Facility sporting a new hand-painted fin flash on its vertical stabilizers. [Read more...]
First mission systems F-35 flies
Apr 07, 2010 - The first mission systems-equipped Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter flew for the first time today, ushering in what will be the most powerful and comprehensive sensor package ever to fly in a fighter. [Read more...]
Fifth F-35 airborne
Feb 03, 2010 - A Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter today became the fifth F-35 to begin flight operations. [Read more...]
Second F-35B arrives at NAS Patuxent River
Dec 29, 2009 - The second Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter arrived today at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. [Read more...]
Fourth F-35 takes to the skies
Nov 16, 2009 - Lockheed Martin's first optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35 fighter made its inaugural flight on Saturday, Nov. 14, the fourth F-35 to begin flight operations. It marked the 130th flight overall in the program. [Read more...]
F-35B arrives at Pax and production representative F-35A first flight
Nov 15, 2009 - Update 2 --- BF-1, the first production representative short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) has arrived at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Maryland. Source: Graham Warwick of Aviation Week via Twitter. The plan is to start 30 days of testing to build down toward the first vertical landing. [Read more...]
F-35 successful in first probe-and-drogue aerial refueling
Aug 15, 2009 - A short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has become the first F-35 to complete an aerial refueling test using the Navy- and Marine Corps-style probe-and-drogue refueling system. [Read more...]
First U.S. Navy F-35 rolls out
Jul 29, 2009 - A ceremony today at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth plant marked the rollout of the U.S. Navy's first-ever stealth fighter, the F-35C Lightning II. [Read more...]
F-35 Fatigue Test Airframe Arrives In The U.K.
Apr 28, 2009 - After a three-week ocean voyage, a static-test version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, has arrived in the United Kingdom [Read more...]
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