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Lockheed Martin delivers three F-35Bs to the USMC
The second F-35B, BF-20, arrives at MCAS Yuma's flightline following the re-designation ceremony for VMFA-121 on November 20th, 2012. The Green Knights, formerly an F/A-18 Hornet squadron, is the Marine Corps' first operational F-35 squadron. [USMC photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant]
Nov 20, 2012 - Three Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft were officially delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps during ceremonies at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., on November 20, 2012. [Read more...]
F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter began the integration phase of weapons testing on October 26th, 2012 when the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing aircraft successfully completed the first in-flight test with an AIM-120 AMRAAM. It was the first time a weapon communicated with the aircraft during flight using a data link. [Lockheed Martin photo by Matthew Short]
Nov 20, 2012 - The Joint Strike Fighter began the integration phase of weapons testing Oct. 26, when the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing aircraft successfully completed the first in-flight test with an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. [Read more...]
First F-35 lands at MCAS Yuma
3rd MAW's first F-35B 168717 piloted by F-35 pilot instructor Maj. A. C. Liberman blasts on November 16th, 2012 at approximately 13:00hrs at the MCAS Yuma flightline. [USMC photo by LCpl. William Waterstreet]
Nov 17, 2012 - In what was history in the making, the first F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, landed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma on Friday afternoon. [Read more...]
F-35 celebrates 500th sortie as program grows
Lt. Col. Eric Smith taxis in an F-35 at Eglin AFB on May 9th, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Nov 06, 2012 - The Air Force's premier fighter, the F-35 Lightning II, surpassed its 500th sortie only 16 days after reaching the 400 mark and only 238 days from the beginning of the program. [Read more...]
An inside look at the F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed Martin test pilot Al Norman flew F-35B BF-16 (USN Bureau Number 168312) on its inaugural flight on July 26th, 2012 from NAS Fort Worth. The aircraft will be assigned to VMFAT-501 at Eglin AFB, Florida. [Lockheed Martin photo by Angel DelCueto]
Nov 02, 2012 - Col. Arthur Tomassetti has been an integral part of the development of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and its prototype the X-35 since its inception. [Read more...]
U.K. F-35 fleet increases capability at Eglin AFB
The second F-35 Lightning II for the UK, BK-02 arrives at Eglin AFB on October 19th, 2012. BK-02 is embedded with USMC squadron VMFAT-501. [USAF photo by Maj. Karen Roganov]
Oct 26, 2012 - A second British F-35B Lightning II arrived at Eglin AFB on October 19, joining the nine A variants of the joint strike fighter flown by the Air Force and the 13 B variants flown by the Marine Corps to become the largest fleet of F-35s in the world. [Read more...]
F-35 completes first aerial AMRAAM weapons release
AF-01 releases the F-35 program's first AIM-120 AMRAAM missile over the China Lake test range on flight 255 on October 19th, 2012. Pilot was Maj Matthew 'Fuze' Phillips. [Lockheed Martin photo by Matthew Short]
Oct 22, 2012 - An F-35A test aircraft completed the first aerial weapons release of an AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) on Oct. 19. [Read more...]
F-35A completes first in-flight JDAM release
USAF test pilot Maj. Eric Schultz in F-35A, AF-1 performs the first successful in-flight weapons release of an inert, instrumented 2,000 pound GBU-31 from the aircraft’s left weapons bay over the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Center ranges, China Lake during a test flight on October 16th, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo by Tom Reynolds]
Oct 17, 2012 - An F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft completed the first in-flight weapons release of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a 5th Generation fighter, October 16, 2012. [Read more...]
F-35: Newest fighter much more than just 'stealthy plane'
An F-35A Lightning II from the 33rd FW at Eglin AFB and an F-22A Raptor from the 43rd FS at Tyndall AFB soar over the Emerald Coast on September 19th, 2012. This was the first time the two fifth-generation fighters have flown together for the Air Force. [USAF photo by MSgt. Jeremy T. Lock]
Oct 16, 2012 - The engines roared overhead as an F-35A fell into formation. Although this is a basic maneuver for the test pilots, the possibilities for combat environments created by these elite aircraft working together are anything but mundane. [Read more...]
First F-35 training commander: 'this jet is our future'
Lt. Col. Lee Kloos, 58th FS commander, prepares to exit an F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter, after a successful sortie on May 31st, 2012. Kloos is the first non-developmental test pilot to fly the JSF and now trains other 33rd FW initial cadre pilots to fly the F-35. [USAF photo by Maj. Karen Roganov]
Sep 11, 2012 - Five months of flying the Air Force's newest fighter jet has left one Airman convinced of the aircraft's substantial combat capability. [Read more...]
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