Fort Worth, Texas The second F-35C Lightning II carrier variant arrived at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., yesterday. The flight test aircraft, designated CF-2, was piloted by Lt. Col. Matt Taylor during the 2.8-hour flight from NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base. CF-2 now joins one other carrier variant and four short takeoff/vertical landing F-35 aircraft at NAS Patuxent River where it will continue flight testing. (Lockheed Martin photo by David Drais) Read more

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Fort Worth, Texas Since the last F-35 flight test program update issued March 31, Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II aircraft have conducted 125 test flights, bringing the total number of flights for the year to 331. Several flight test key milestones were accomplished since the last report: The F-35 program flew the most flights ever recorded on one day (May 6) when a combined total of eight test flights were completed at all three of its flight test locations. (Edwards AFB, ... Read more

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Fort Worth, Texas The first F-35A production aircraft that will be delivered to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., later this year takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base on Friday, May 6, with Lockheed Martin test pilot Bill Gigliotti at the controls. The aircraft, designated AF-8, will be delivered to Eglin for pilot and maintainer training. AF-8 is the first aircraft to fly from Low Rate Initial Production lot two. (Lockheed Martin photo by Angel DelCueto) Read more

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Fort Worth, Texas The U.S. Air Force has accepted into its fleet the first of a planned 1,763 production-model F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters. The signing of formal acceptance documents for the jet, known as AF-7, took place at Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] F-35 final-assembly plant Thursday. The jet flew to Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., arriving Friday to begin its flight testing program. “This first aircraft is the beginning of the modernization of US Air Force, Marine and Naval Air power ... Read more

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Fort Worth, Texas The second F-35C Lightning II carrier variant takes off on its first flight from Naval Air Station (NAS) Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base Friday, April 29. Lockheed Martin F-35 Test Pilot Bill Gigliotti piloted the jet on its first flight. The supersonic F-35C, known as CF-2, is scheduled to fly to NAS Patuxent River, Md., later this year, where it will join the first F-35C and four F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing jets to continue flight testing. Lockheed Martin Photo ... Read more

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