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
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida – Some of the students of the first official class of U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II pilots are scheduled to make their first flights here today.
The students recently completed the academic portion of the F-35 pilot training course, which includes the kinetically-based Full Mission Simulator at the Defense Department’s worldclass F-35 Academic Training Center. The ATC features advanced courseware and technology.
The combined in-class and air-time is approximately three months to grow up an F-35 pilot. While at Eglin, pilot ... Read more
Categories: Media Advisory
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
On Thursday, January 19th at 12:00pm EST, Defense News is hosting a webinar where pilots will discuss their experiences flying the F-35 Lighting II.
To participate, please register in advance here.
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Categories: Media Advisory
Monday, June 13th, 2011
Bethesda, Maryland
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today announced its media briefing schedule for the 2011 Paris Air Show. These events will underscore Lockheed Martin’s commitment to meeting our customers’ needs in the new reality of increasing global security challenges and affordability requirements.
Additional information about featured Lockheed Martin products is available on the corporation’s 2011 Paris Air Show website www.lockheedmartin.com/paris. Schedule updates, news releases and reports on activities from the Lockheed Martin team will be added to the site throughout the ... Read more
Categories: Media Advisory, News Release