Pentagon vows to “protect” funding for F-35 if possible
Top Pentagon officials on Tuesday underscored their support for the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter, saying they would try to ...
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Marine Corps forms squadron to fly the new next-generation F35B strike fighter jet
An F-35B Lightning II makes the first vertical landing on a flight deck at sea aboard the amphibious assault ship ...
F-35 completes first airborne weapons separation.
F-35B test aircraft BF-3, flown by Lockheed Martin test pilot Dan Levin, completed the first aerial weapons release Aug. 8, ...
U.S., Japan sign $756 million deal on first four F-35 fighters.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago The letter of offer and acceptance, which was signed in Japan, ...
U.K. government picks STOVL jump-jet JSF variant for Future Aircraft Carriers.
The UK Government has selected the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F35-B variant of the Lockheed Martin-built Joint Strike ...
F-35A begins mid-air night fueling tests at Edwards AFB, California (video).
Video Description The first F-35 night refueling tests at Edwards AFB, Calif. in March 2012.
U.S. Air Force’s training command reportedly gave approval for a pair of experienced pilots to begin flying F-35A stealth fighters on limited missions in the vicinity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Image: DoD The U.S. military just took a big step towards fielding a new, stealthy jet fighter that proponents say ...
First F-35C flight for the United Kingdom (video).
YouTube Description Royal Air Force test pilot Squadron Leader Jim Schofield flew CF-2 (the second F-35C test aircraft) on Feb. ...
Japan tells U.S. it may halt F-35 purchase if prices rise.
Image: jsf.mil The Defense Ministry has indicated to the U.S. Department of Defense the possibility of halting purchases of the ...
South Korea to spend $7.4 billion on fighter jets.
Image: Smudge 9000/ Flickr South Korea has invited Boeing, Lockheed Martin and EADS to participate in its next generation fighter ...
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 performs first night flight (video).
YouTube Description The first night flight in the history of the Lockheed Martin F-35 program was completed on Jan. 19, ...
First production Model F-35B delivered to the Marine Corps (video).
YouTube Description Lockheed Martin production model F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft, BF-6 and BF-8, arrive at their new assignment ...
In new strategy, Panetta plans even smaller army.
Image: US Army, Office of War Information (OWI) Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has concluded that the Army has to ...