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F-35B completes second airborne weapons separation
The F-35 Lightning II Integrated Test Force (ITF) accomplished another significant test milestone Dec. 3 when an F-35B successfully released another weapon in flight.
BF-3, a short take off and vertical landing variant of the F-35, released an inert 500-pound… Continue reading
F-35C Lightning II hits weapons testing milestone CF-2 completes initial pit drop testing
Building on the F-35’s weapons testing momentum in 2012, the F-35 integrated test force at Naval Air Station Patuxent River completed a weapons ejection milestone for the Lightning II carrier variant on Nov. 28.
CF-2, the second F-35C test aircraft,… Continue reading
F-35A Completes First In-Flight Weapons Release
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, Oct. 16. The flight was conducted by U.S. Air Force… Continue reading
Beechcraft AT-6 Completes Phase III of Weapons Assessment
Weapons capability unveiled at 2012 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition
Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC) today announced it has completed Phase III of a weapons assessment at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida after successfully employing more than… Continue reading
F-35 completes first airborne weapons separation
The F-35 Lightning II accomplished a significant test milestone Aug. 8 when the aircraft successfully released a weapon in flight.
BF-3, a short take-off and vertical landing F-35 variant, released an inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) separation… Continue reading
Boeing Completes Wind Tunnel Tests on Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay
- F-15 Program test milestone validates CWB design
- Fighter jet development proceeding on schedule
Boeing recently completed wind tunnel tests on the Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB). The tests, conducted at the company’s St. Louis facility, validated the aerodynamics of… Continue reading
First asymmetric weapons load test for F-35B
On June 14, F-35B Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft BF-2 completed the first test flight for the short takeoff and vertical landing variant with an asymmetric weapons load. Cmdr. Eric Buus flew BF-2 with an AIM-9X Sidewinder inert missile on… Continue reading
F-35A Completes First In-Flight Refueling Mission With External Weapons
On Saturday, Apr. 21, a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing aircraft completed the program’s first in-flight refueling mission while configured with external weapons at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col.… Continue reading
F-35 team hits weapons testing mark
After ejecting a 500-pound bomb from F-35B test aircraft BF-3, the test team took a collective breath, and watched as it hurtled toward the concrete deck.
Coming to rest in the foam covering the pit floor, the March 29 “pit… Continue reading
Edwards F-35A Conducts First External Weapons Test Mission
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 21, 2012 – On Feb. 16, the first external weapons test mission was flown by an F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing (CTOL) aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., further expanding the program’s flight test envelope.… Continue reading
F-35 naval variants commence weapons testing
Marine Corps Maj. C. R. “Jimi” Clift flies F-35B Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft BF-3 Dec. 19, 2011 with a 1,000-lb inert test GBU-32 in an open internal weapons bay for loads testing. Significant weapons testing for the F-35B and… Continue reading
Iraq F-16 Aircraft
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq for 18 F-16IQ aircraft and associated equipment, parts, weapons, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $2.3 billion.
The… Continue reading