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F-35 fleet surpassed 16,000 flight hours May 11, 2014 - The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft fleet, which surpassed 16,000 cumulative program flight hours to date in April, flew a monthly record high for System Development and Demonstration (SDD) with 282 flight hours and 153 flights in April. [Read more...]	Turkey commits to order first two F-35 fighter jets May 07, 2014 - Turkey has recommitted to the purchase of an initial two Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft, Turkey's undersecretary for state-run defense said in a statement on May 6th. The delivery of the first two F-35s is scheduled to take place in 2018. [Read more...]

F-35 Lightning II to transform Australia's air combat capability Apr 23, 2014 - The Australian Government has approved the acquisition of an additional 58 F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. Together with the Super Hornet and Growler electronic warfare aircraft, the F-35 aircraft will ensure Australia maintains a regional air combat edge. [Read more...]	Ogden ALC completes organic mods on first F-35 Mar 25, 2014 - Ogden Air Logistics Complex completed the Air Force's first organic depot modifications on an F-35 Lightning II. [Read more...]
First F-35 Lightning II arrives at Luke AFB Mar 11, 2014 - Escorted by two F-16s, Luke AFB's first F-35 Lightning II arrived a little after 11.00h on March 10, 2014 from the Lockheed Martin factory in Fort Worth, Texas. [Read more...]	First Dutch F-35 pilot takes to skies Dec 18, 2013 - The first Netherlands pilot took to the skies in the F-35A Lightning II at Eglin AFB, making the Netherlands the second partner country to operate the fifth-generation multirole fighter. [Read more...]
First ANG base to host the F-35A Lightning IIs Dec 17, 2013 - Hill AFB was recently selected as the new home for the Air Force's first operational F-35A Lightning IIs. But, these jets are also set to patrol the skies of the Green Mountain State in the near future. The USAF announced their decision for operational basing of the F-35A at Burlington Air Guard Stationt, Vermont. [Read more...]	Hill selected to receive first operational F-35A aircraft Dec 03, 2013 - Hill Air Force Base was selected as the new home for the Air Force's first operational F-35A Lightning IIs. [Read more...]
F-35 completes first live fire missile test Oct 31, 2013 - The F-35 has launched an AIM-120 air-to-air missile marking the first live-fire missile test in the program. [Read more...]	Israel and US to make helmets for the F-35 Lightning II Oct 17, 2013 - The Israeli company Elbit Systems and its partner in the United States, Rockwell Collins, were chosen by the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin to make helmets for the F-35 Lightning II. [Read more...]

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