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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...]
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 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...]
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...]
Navy presence grows as F-35 date nears
Mar 16, 2011 - In the heart of the Air Force's largest base, surrounded by Air Force blue, sits Capt. Michael Saunders. The former Top Gun skipper and current 33rd Operations Group deputy commander is charged with spearheading efforts in building the future fifth generation Naval fighter. [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...]
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...]
F-35 logs 500 flights
Nov 19, 2010 - The F-35 test program is maintaining pace and has completed its 500th flight. The notable flight was achieved by the BF-04 STOVL variant on Thursday November 18 at NAS Patuxent River. [Read more...]
F-35 begins flying Block 1 software
Nov 15, 2010 - The fundamental building block for all future avionics software on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter has entered flight testing on an F-35 test jet. [Read more...]
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