Tag: F-35A
Embarked on Flight Training, F-35A Aborts First Flight after 15 Minutes
The F-35A was taken yesterday on a 90 minute check flight that marked the first training sortie of the new fighter. However, the flight was aborted 15 minutes after takeoff due to ‘fuel leak’ warning.
F-35A Cleared for TakeOff with new Military Flight Release
The US Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center issued a Military Flight Release (MFR) that will allow the F-35A Lightning II fighter to begin initial operations at Eglin AFB, Fla.
With More Aircraft Joining the Fleet, F-35 Nears Annual Flight Testing...
With more F-35s joining the flight test fleets in Edwards AFB (CA) and Patuxent River Naval Air Base (MD), Lockheed Martin said today the...
With More Aircraft Joining the Fleet, F-35 Nears Annual Flight Testing...
With more F-35s joining the flight test fleets in Edwards AFB (CA) and Patuxent River Naval Air Base (MD), Lockheed Martin said today the...
First production F-35As Take Off
The first production model of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II made its inaugural flight February 25, 2011. The jet will head to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to support developmental testing shortly after the Air Force takes delivery. Designed to meet the requirements of the U.S. Air Force, the F-35A is also the primary export version of the Lightning II.
Lockheed Martin to Deliver 31 F-35s by 2013, Under $3.5 Billion...
The delays in development and testing have increased the cost of the aircraft. In an effort to control the escalating cost the Pentagon negotiated...
Israel to Get 20 F-35A Stealth Fighters for $2.75 Billion
Israel's defense minister Lt. General (Ret) Ehud Barak has given the go-ahead to a $2.75 billion purchase of 20 Lockheed Martin F-35I Lightning II...
F-35 Program Adds Fourth ‘Optimized’ F-35A while VTOL BF-1 Prepares for...
Above: The F-35B BF-1 first VTOL aircraft lands at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, where it is prepared for vertical landing flights commencing in...
Israel Emerges as First International Customer for the F-35A
As the JSF founding members squirm for excuses to cut projected orders, anticipating the program's soaring costs consuming growing shares of local defense budgets,...
F-35 Lightning II JSF
The F-35 Lightning II aircraft brings new capability to the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. It will also serve as a centerpiece...
