Thursday, May 16th, 2013
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., May 16, 2013 – The latest in a series of Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A high angle of attack (AOA) testing was recently completed. The testing accomplished high AOA beyond both the positive and negative maximum command limits, including intentionally putting the aircraft out of control in several configurations. This included initially flying in the stealth clean wing configuration. It was followed by testing with external air-to-air pylons and missiles and then with open weapon bay ... Read more
Categories: News Release, Vidéo
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Report from SaintPetersBlog by Peter Schorsch (http://www.saintpetersblog.com/first-marine-f-35b-squadron-operational-in-2015)
First Marine F-35B squadron operational in 2015
Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos said yesterday that the Marine Corps’ first squadron of F-35B Lightning IIs would achieve “initial operational capability” in the summer of 2015 and be ready to deploy by 2017. Service officials have previously resisted giving Congress an “IOC” on F-35, so much so that lawmakers included a mandate in the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act that service leaders come up with one this summer.
Amos ... Read more
Categories: News Report
Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Canada’s plan to recapitalize the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fighter capability has been one of the most dominant and sustained media stories, political issues and topics of discussions since the Government announced its intention to procure 65 F-35 Lightning IIs in July 2010.
Since that time, many media reports have been filed, there has been much political debate and many studies have published on the issue. While some of the information presented publicly has been accurate and factual, much of it ... Read more
Categories: Events, Media Advisory, News Release, Program Update
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013
Lockheed Martin showcased its F-35 Lightning II mobile cockpit demonstrator and provided an update on the status of the program at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver today.
“Lockheed Martin, along with our industry partners in British Columbia, are very pleased to be in Vancouver to describe the capabilities of the F-35 Lightning II, the world’s most advanced military aircraft,” said Dave Scott, Director of F-35 International Customer Engagement for Lockheed Martin. “We understand the importance of industrial benefits for partner nations ... Read more
Categories: Events, News Release
