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Israeli F-35 program receives go ahead May 29, 2014 - Israel has received a green light from the U.S. for its planned fleet of F-35A Lightning II fighter jets. The Defense Department awarded a $101.9 million contract to Lockheed Martin for JSF logistics for Israel. [Read more...]	Korea to test-fly the F-35 Lightning II May 26, 2014 - An evaluation team from the Republic of Korea Air Force will test the F-35 Lightning II before signing a deal to purchase 40 of them. A 10-man team will visit the Lockheed-Martin plant in Fort Worth, Texas today for two weeks of tests. [Read more...]

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...]

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