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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...]	Second production F-35 flies Mar 07, 2011 - The JSF program flew its second production F-35 on Friday March 4th. [Read more...]
First production F-35 takes to the skies Feb 25, 2011 - The first production F-35 made its inaugural flight on Friday marking another milestone for the F-35 program. [Read more...]	F-35 program names new Chief Test pilot Feb 24, 2011 - Alan "Al" Norman, a veteran Lockheed Martin experimental test pilot, was recently named Chief Test Pilot for the F-35 Lightning II program. [Read more...]
Adjustments put F-35 on track Feb 18, 2011 - The Defense Department's joint strike fighter program is on track to field the Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II in fiscal 2016, the program's director said February 15. [Read more...]	Navy test pilot completes first F-35C flight Feb 12, 2011 - The carrier variant of the F-35 (CF-1) Joint Strike Fighter flew for the first time with a Navy test pilot at the controls February 11. [Read more...]
Tenth F-35 achieves first flight Dec 31, 2010 - The tenth F-35 fighter to enter flight testing had its first flight on December 30th, 2010. [Read more...]	$3.5 Billion contract awarded For 4th lot of F-35s Nov 19, 2010 - Lockheed Martin has received a $3.5 billion contract modification from the U.S. Department of Defense to manufacture 31 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters in the fourth lot of low-rate initial production (LRIP). [Read more...]

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