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F-35 completes first ground taxi test
Dec 08, 2006 - The F-35 Lightning II moved under its own power for the first time on Thursday afternoon, initiating the last series of tests before the fighter jet's first flight. [Read more...]
First F-35 flight scheduled for next week
Dec 06, 2006 - The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is set to make its maiden test flight next week at Lockheed Martins Fort Worth, Texas, test site according to BGen David R. Heinz, deputy program executive officer of the F-35 Lightning II Program. [Read more...]
F-35 JSF engine passes design review
Nov 21, 2006 - The engine being developed for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet has passed major milestone in the form of a successful Preliminary Design Review. [Read more...]
Netherlands first to sign on for next phase of F-35 program
Nov 15, 2006 - The Netherlands yesterday became the first of the F-35 partner nations to extend its participation into the production and support phase of the Joint Strike Fighter program. [Read more...]
Volvo to supply GE engine for the JSF
Nov 03, 2006 - Volvo Aero Norway has signed an agreement with General Electric to produce two key components for the F136 engine in the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft. [Read more...]
Pratt & Whitney F135 certified to power Lightning II's first flight
Oct 23, 2006 - The F135 has achieved Initial Flight Release from the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO). Robert Burnes, JPO F-35 propulsion director, has declared all F135 tests and verification reports complete, clearing the F-35 Lightning II to fly. [Read more...]
Mighty F-35 Lightning II engine roars to life
Sep 20, 2006 - The F-35 Lightning II completed its first series of engine runs on Monday afternoon, culminating in a full-afterburner test that unleashed 40,000 pounds of thrust – the most ever from a jet-fighter engine. [Read more...]
Pratt & Whitney F135 program cleared for installed ground engine runs and taxi testing
Aug 25, 2006 - The U.S. Government's Joint Strike Fighter Program Office has cleared Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine program to begin installed ground engine runs and taxi testing for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II. [Read more...]
More delays for the Lightning II
Aug 22, 2006 - Any new fighter jet program can expect delays and according to an article in Jane's Defense Weekly, Brigadier General Charles Davis has confirmed that the first flight of the F-35 Lightning II has been delayed, possibly until December. [Read more...]
Unmanned F-35 in the works
Aug 16, 2006 - Like Lockheed's U-2G program which extended the U-2 reconnaisance aircraft's capabilities to carrier operations, Lockheed Martin is looking to expand the possiblilities for its newest aircraft - the F-35 Lightning II. [Read more...]
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