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Secretary of the Navy checks out F-35‏
Dec 21, 2009 - U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus visited Lockheed Martin's Forth Worth facilities last week. [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...]
Only ANG pilot selected to 1st F-35 cadre
Nov 12, 2009 - Since Maj. Jay Spohn joined the Air National Guard in 1999, he has taken the skies by storm. [Read more...]
Risk still remains for Australia and the F-35
Oct 24, 2009 - The Australian federal cabinet’s national security committee is set to apporve the F-35 acquisition in late November of this year. [Read more...]
F-35 Lightning II status and future prospects
Sep 17, 2009 - Activities at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facilities have steadily increased over the past year as more than a dozen F-35 jets have taken shape on the production line. But there are some signs that things are shifting into a new gear at the Texas manufacturer. F-16.net recently met with Lockheed Martin for a brief. Here is the update. [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...]
What will support the F-35C?
Jul 23, 2009 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter known as the F-35C will be rolled out next week. It is billed to offer the U.S. Navy a “day one” of the war combat aircraft. [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...]
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