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F-35 to bring 5th generation capabilities to Turkish Air Force
Sep 29, 2005 - Turkey is positioning itself to take delivery of the world's most advanced, international multi-role fighter. The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is nearing completion and is preparing for its first flight next year. The program continues to meet milestones on schedule as evidenced most recently on Sept. 7, when electrical power to the aircraft was switched on for the first time. [Read more...]
F-35 JSF looking toward production, operational capability
Sep 14, 2005 - As the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter moves toward its inaugural flight next year, the program continues to meet milestones on schedule and is planning for initial production and operational capability for the armed services. [Read more...]
Electrical power flows into first F-35 JSF
Sep 07, 2005 - The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter came alive with electrical power today, as technicians at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth initiated "power-on" - the incremental process of testing the aircraft's circuits, electronic components and wiring. The event was completed on schedule. [Read more...]
GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team awarded $2.4 Billion contract
Aug 23, 2005 - The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team (FET) has been awarded a contract valued at $2.4 billion to develop its F136 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. [Read more...]
BAE Systems celebrates delivery of F-35 JSF vertical tails
Jul 15, 2005 - BAE Systems employees are celebrating delivery of the first production standard F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) vertical tails, representing another major milestone for the company's involvement in the F-35 Program. [Read more...]
More JSF engine parts to be made in the Netherlands
Jul 08, 2005 - Rolls-Royce today awarded contracts to DutchAero, the AVIO and Philips joint venture company based in Eindhoven, for the manufacture of components for the F136 engine which is being developed in partnership with General Electric to power the Joint Strike Fighter. [Read more...]
Joint strike fighter simulator is glimpse into future
Jun 20, 2005 - It will be more than six years until the military has its first operational squadron of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters but Trey Evans, 14, got to fly the supersonic and stealthy jet last week and raved about it. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin F-35 team begins the shift from development to production
Jun 13, 2005 - A transition is under way at Lockheed Martin F-35 sites around the world, as the heart of the program migrates from engineering development to aircraft production. All four major subassemblies of the first F-35 have now been joined, and parts-fabrication is under way for the second aircraft. [Read more...]
Goodrich ships 1st F-35 Joint Strike Fighter landing gear
Jun 13, 2005 - Goodrich Corporation has achieved a major F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program milestone. It has shipped the first Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) nose gear, and is soon to ship the main gear as well, to the Lockheed-Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas. [Read more...]
All major sections of first F-35 now in place
Jun 03, 2005 - The aft fuselage - the last major subassembly of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - has arrived at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth and is being readied for attachment to the aircraft’s center fuselage. [Read more...]
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