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Northrop Grumman delivers F-35, AF-6 center fuselage
May 01, 2009 - Northrop Grumman Corporations reached a major milestone in the development and production of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter by delivering the center fuselage for the first production F-35 aircraft. [Read more...]
Northrop Grumman-First F-35 parts from Turkish supplier
Mar 07, 2009 - Turkish Aerospace Industries, a major supplier to Northrop Grumman Corporation on the F-35 Lightning II aircraft program, has produced and delivered its first composite parts for the jet. [Read more...]
Mission Systems F-35 Rolls Out
Jan 24, 2009 - Lockheed Martin has completed the first F-35 Lightning II equipped with mission systems, a milestone that will lead to the first avionics testing on board an F-35 aircraft. [Read more...]
Weight optimized F-35 AF-1 Rolls Out
Dec 24, 2008 - FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 23 -Lockheed Martin rolled out the first weight-optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II fighter on Dec. 19. [Read more...]
First U.S. Navy F-35C center fuselage complete
Aug 20, 2008 - Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the center fuselage for the first U.S. Navy F-35C Lightning II aircraft, an aircraft carrier-capable variant designated CF-1. This was performed on budget and on schedule. [Read more...]
Goodrich receives contract for F-35 Weapons Bay Door Drive System
Jul 14, 2008 - Goodrich has received an initial production contract from Northrop Grumman to provide its weapons bay door drive system for all models of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. [Read more...]
First Maintainers for the F-35 Head for Test Sites
May 03, 2008 - The first group of maintenance crews for the F-35 Lightning II have successfully completed classroom instruction and certification training. [Read more...]
Fuselage Assembly of First F-35A Production Jet Starts
Apr 06, 2008 - Northrop Grumman Corporation has begun assembling the center fuselage for the first production F-35 jet. [Read more...]
F-35 costs 'virtually unchanged'-Pentagon Report
Apr 01, 2008 - The news service Reuters has obtained a Pentagon document which states that F-35 costs have been "virtually unchanged" over the past year. [Read more...]
Navy's future with the F-35
Mar 23, 2008 - While the F-35C design for U.S. Navy carrier aviation looks significantly powerful, it is going to have to fight its way on to the carrier deck. [Read more...]
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