Thursday, July 21st, 2011
It was wheels up Wednesday morning for Lockheed Martin’s second F-35A Lightning II production jet delivery in a week. Maj. Joseph T. “OD” Bachmann (Marine Corps) piloted the aircraft, known as AF-8, to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., where it arrived at 11:50 a.m. CDT. AF-8 joins AF-9 which Lockheed Martin delivered to the 33rd Fighter Wing last Thursday. The jets will be used for training F-35 pilots and maintainers who are slated to begin course work at the base’s new F-35 ... Read more
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced a new website for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft at the Paris Air Show today. The site, www.f35.com, provides the most up-to-date information on the F-35 program, including history, program updates, news, photos and videos.
The F-35 Lightning II is the most advanced 5th generation multirole fighter in the world, combining Very Low Observable stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and reduced sustainment costs. The Lightning II’s sensor suite is the ... Read more
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Since the last F-35 flight test program update issued May 11, Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II 5th Generation multirole fighter conducted 93 test flights, bringing the total number of flights for the year to 411.
Overall, the F-35 program remains ahead of the overall goals for test flights and test points year-to-date. Through May 31, the program accomplished 378 flights versus a plan of 297 and accomplished 3,342 test points against a plan of 2,217.
Several flight test and production key ... Read more
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Monday, June 6th, 2011
Fort Worth, Texas
Lockheed Martin delivered its third F-35 Lightning II carrier variant aircraft, known as CF-3, to its primary test site at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md., yesterday. Lockheed Martin test pilot, Dan “Dog” Canin, piloted the aircraft during its 3.3-hour flight from NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base. CF-3, the 8th aircraft delivered in 2011, joins the current fleet of F-35 test aircraft, focusing on mission systems, weapons integration, survivability, and carrier suitability testing. (Lockheed Martin photo by Angel ... Read more
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Saturday, March 12th, 2011
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today toured high-tech company Virtek Vision International Inc., where he highlighted the economic benefits of upgrading Canada’s fighter jet fleet and participating in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
“Canada’s participation in the Joint Strike Fighter program is translating into sustainable, high quality jobs across this country in the defence, aerospace and high-tech fields,” said Prime Minister Harper. “Our Government is committed to ensuring that our brave men and women in uniform have the equipment they need ... Read more
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