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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Two Marine Corps F-35s To Eglin
FORT WORTH, January 11th, 2012 — The first two Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] production model F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft were delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps today. The two jets are now assigned to the 2nd Marine… Continue reading
F-35B completes first sea trials on USS Wasp
The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) heads back toward homeport Oct. 21 after spending three weeks at sea hosting the initial sea trials of the F-35B Lightning II, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
The first F-35B landed on Wasp‘s… Continue reading
F-35B completes successful initial shipboard vertical landing aboard USS Wasp
ABOARD USS WASP, At sea – The Navy and Marine Corps team made more remarkable naval aviation history today as the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) test aircraft BF-2 landed safely on USS Wasp’s (LHD 1) flight deck, the first… Continue reading
Photo release: F-35B starts electromagnetic testing for ship trials
F-35B test aircraft BF-4 rests the evening of June 21 after a day of testing at the Naval Electromagnetic Radiation Facility. The NERF testing simulates the shipboard electromagnetic environment to identify any potential issues prior to initial ship trials this… Continue reading
F-35B prepares for rough seas
The F-35B moved another step forward to shipboard testing on board USS Wasp (LHD-1) this year, as F-35 integrated test force personnel used weights to simulate shipboard padeyes during an evaluation of chain down procedures on F-35B test aircraft BF-1.… Continue reading
Third F-35B aircraft completes STOVL mode flight
Over an Atlantic test range near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Fred “Tinman” Schenk completes the first flight of F-35B test aircraft BF-4 in short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL) mode. The flight marks… Continue reading
F-35B test aircraft accomplish formation test
At a test range near Naval Air Station Patuxent River,
Md., two F-35B test aircraft accomplish a formation test point March 17.
Lockheed Martin test pilot David “Doc” Nelson flew BF-2 and Royal Air Force
Squadron Leader Steve Long piloted… Continue reading
Pentagon delays F-35, buys more Boeing fighters
(Reuters) – The Pentagon overhauled the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program for the second time in a year and said it would buy 41 Boeing Co F/A-18 warplanes over the next three years to offset slower production of the… Continue reading
BAE Systems Test Pilot Makes First Vertical Landing in the F-35 Lightning II Aircraft
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland – BAE Systems’ test pilot Graham “GT” Tomlinson has taken to the skies and successfully completed the first ever vertical landing of the short take off vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II… Continue reading
F-35B STOVL-mode Flight
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md, March 11th, 2010 –
The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter passes overhead at 40 knots (46 mph) prior to a slow landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., on… Continue reading
Third Lockheed Martin F-35B Lands At NAS Patuxent River
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., February 17th, 2010 — Piloted by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Test Pilot Jeff Knowles, the third F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter landed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.,… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin F-35B Begins In-Flight STOVL Operations
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., January 7th, 2010 — The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter engaged its STOVL propulsion system in flight for the first time today. The successful test is… Continue reading