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F-35 Lightning II News

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F135 engine testing benefits F-35 fleet
Nov 04, 2015 - The full hot-life capability of Pratt & Whitney's F135 engine, which is used in the F-35 Lightning II, was successfully demonstrated during accelerated mission testing at the Arnold Engineering Development Center. [Read more...]
F-35A successfully fires first airborne shots
Nov 04, 2015 - For the first time, an F-35A Lightning II successfully fired the four-barrel 25 mm GAU-22/A Gatling gun while in flight October 30. [Read more...]
Hill total force team welcomes F-35
Oct 14, 2015 - The 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing formally welcomed the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II during a ceremony October 14th. [Read more...]
F-35C Lightning Boards 'Ike' for Developmental Testing
Oct 05, 2015 - USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) accomplished its first arrested landing of an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, October 2nd. [Read more...]
Norway celebrates rollout of first F-35A
Sep 22, 2015 - Ceremonies were held yesterday at the Lockheed Martin F-35 production facility celebrating the rollout of the first F-35A Lightning II for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The event marked an important production milestone for the future of Norway’s national defense. [Read more...]
Italy's F-35A Lightning II flies Inaugural European flight
Sep 07, 2015 - Italy’s first F-35A Lightning II, known as AL-1 and assembled at the Cameri Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility, flew for the first time on September 7th marking the program’s first-ever F-35 flight outside the United States. [Read more...]
F-35C Det visits NAS Fallon for the first time
Sep 04, 2015 - F-35C Lightning II carrier variant aircraft assigned to the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, homeported at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, visited Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon, Nevada, on September 3rd. [Read more...]
First operational F-35As arrive at Hill AFB
Sep 02, 2015 - The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power today as Hill Air Force Base received the service's first two operational F-35As. [Read more...]
Marines declare first F-35 unit operational
Jul 31, 2015 - The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft reached initial operational capability July 31, 2015 with a squadron of 10 F-35Bs ready for world-wide deployment. [Read more...]
Ground testing for F-35 gun conducted at Edwards AFB
Jul 23, 2015 - The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force is in the process of testing the F-35A Lightning II’s newest munitions asset, a four-barrel Gatling gun that fires 25 mm rounds known as the GAU-22/A. [Read more...]
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