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F-35 successful in first probe-and-drogue aerial refueling
A short takeoff/vertical landing variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II takes on fuel from a KC-130J tanker near Fort Worth on August 13th. The fuel transfer marked the first time an F-35 has used the Navy- and Marines-style probe-and-drogue refueling system. [Lockheed Martin photo]
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...]
U.K. may drop the STOVL F-35 for carrier variant
F-35C - CV
Aug 06, 2009 - The U.K. may dump the F-35 Short-Take-off and Landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) also known as the F-35B. [Read more...]
First U.S. Navy F-35 rolls out
F-35C rollout ceremony at Lockheed Martin on July 28th, 2009. [Photo by <a href="http://www.pbase.com/keith1959/f16" target="new">Keith Robinson</a>]
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...]
Platitude or Altitude?
F-35C - CV
Jul 09, 2009 - Will the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) be “Lethal, Survivable, Supportable, and Affordable” like what it says on the patch? Many say “yes” and some aren’t so sure. [Read more...]
Is There a Ski-Jump in the U.S. Navy’s Future?
F-35B - STOVL
Jul 05, 2009 - Will a successful development of the F-35B short take-off and landing (STOVL) Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) variant force small aircraft carriers on the U.S. Navy? This is a fair question with a debtor U.S. federal budget in turmoil from the global economic meltdown. [Read more...]
F-35B exceeds STOVL thrust requirement
The F-35B Lightning II tethered to a specially instrumented hover pit with its powerful engine running, tests its propulsion system in short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode on May 25th, 2008 at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Apr 24, 2009 - The F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant has demonstrated during testing that it produces excess vertical thrust – more than required to carry out its missions. [Read more...]
First US Marine pilots F-35
USMC pilot Maj. Joseph T. Bachmann became the first Marine to fly the F-35 Lightning II on March 19th, 2009. [LMTAS photo by Tom Harvey]
Mar 19, 2009 - Maj. Joseph T. "O.D." Bachmann today became the first U.S. Marine Corps pilot to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, logging the flight-test program’s 90th mission. [Read more...]
UK announces F-35 JSF purchase
F-35B - STOVL
Mar 19, 2009 - British Defense Secretary John Hutton announced on Wednesday that the United Kingdom will purchase three Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II operational test aircraft. [Read more...]
Lockheed Receives F-35 LRIP 4 Funds
Lockheed-Martin rollout ceremony for the STOVL on December 18th, 2007. [Photo by Keith Robinson]
Mar 12, 2009 - Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for long lead materials and work on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. [Read more...]
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...]
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