Saturday, February 26th, 2011
The first production model of the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II made its inaugural flight today in preparation for delivery to the U.S. Air Force this spring. The jet will head to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to support developmental testing shortly after the Air Force takes delivery.
“The aircraft was rock-solid from takeoff to landing, and successfully completed all the tests we put it through during the flight,” said Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Bill Gigliotti. “The Air Force ... Read more
Categories: General, Photos
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Alan “Al” Norman, a veteran Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] experimental test pilot, was recently named Chief Test Pilot for the F-35 Lightning II program.
Norman replaces former F-35 Chief Test Pilot Jon Beesley, who retired Jan. 31. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin in 1999, Norman served in the U.S. Air Force for 23 years as a fighter pilot and test pilot. In 1999, he left active duty and became an experimental test pilot for Lockheed Martin on the F-22 program at Edwards Air Force Base, ... Read more
Categories: General
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Lt. Cmdr. Eric “Magic” Buus cruises over the Chesapeake Bay on Feb. 11 during his first flight in the F-35C Lightning 11. Lt. Cmdr. Buus is the first active-duty Navy pilot fly the F-35C carrier variant, which he describes as “a great leap in technology and capability for the future of Naval Aviation.
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Categories: News Release, Photos
Friday, February 11th, 2011
Tom Burbage, Executive Vice-President and General Manager of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program at Lockheed Martin delivers a speech “Connecting to the Global Supply Chain” at the AIAC AGM in October 2010.
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Categories: News Release, Publication, Video
Friday, February 4th, 2011
On July 16, 2010, the Government of Canada announced that it had committed approximately $9 billion to the acquisition of 65 F-35 aircraft and associated weapons, infrastructure, initial spares, training simulators, contingency funds and project operating costs.
Since that time, there has been a large volume of media coverage regarding the Government’s announcement.
One frequently raised issue is that the F-35 only has one engine versus two engines on Canada’s current fighter aircraft, the CF-18.
Here are some comments regarding the ‘one engine ... Read more
Categories: General
