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First F-35 arrives at Eglin
Jul 15, 2011 - The Department of Defense's first F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter touched down at its new home at Eglin AFB, July 14, marking a major milestone in the nation's military history. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers first production F-35 to Eglin AFB
Jul 14, 2011 - The first Lockheed Martin production model F-35 Lightning II to be assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing arrived today at 13.18hrs CDT after its 90-minute ferry flight from Fort Worth, Texas. [Read more...]
F-35C completes first jet blast deflector testing
Jul 12, 2011 - Using F-35C test aircraft CF-2, the F-35 integrated test force based at Naval Air Station Patuxent River collaborated with the aircraft launch and recovery engineering team at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to complete the first jet blast deflector (JBD) testing July 8. [Read more...]
Maintainers prepare for F-35A training on F-35B and F-35C
May 27, 2011 - Air Force maintainers are getting hands-on experience with the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter [Read more...]
Edwards receives first Air Force production F-35
May 13, 2011 - The Air Force accepted into its fleet the first of a planned 1,763 production-model F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters when aircraft AF-7 arrived at Edwards May 6, to begin its flight test program. [Read more...]
F-35 flight testing gains momentum
May 12, 2011 - The F-35 shows continued progress in flight testing according to a released statement by Lockheed Martin. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers first USAF production F-35
May 09, 2011 - The U.S. Air Force has accepted into its fleet the first of a planned 1,763 production-model Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers 1st F-35 Simulator to Eglin AFB
Apr 18, 2011 - Lockheed Martin marked the delivery of the first F-35 Lightning II Full Mission Simulator (FMS) system to Eglin Air Force Base's 33rd Fighter Wing. Preparation and assembly is underway at the base's F-35 Integrated Training Center (ITC) for training to commence this autumn. [Read more...]
Norway to buy four F-35 training jets
Apr 07, 2011 - The Norwegian government wants to go forward with its plans to aquire an initial batch of four F-35 jets in 2016. Based on new U.S. cost data the overall cost picture has changed little. [Read more...]
F-35 fleet grounded for generator failure and oil leak
Mar 19, 2011 - The entire fleet of F-35 Lightning II jets has been grounded pending an investigation into what caused a dual generator failure and an oil leak during flight tests of AF-04 at Edwards Air Force Base. [Read more...]
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