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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...]
U.K. may drop the STOVL F-35 for carrier variant
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
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?
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?
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
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
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
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
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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