Pentagon aims to finalize Lockheed F-35 contract within days
(Reuters) – The Pentagon expects to finalize a contract with Lockheed Martin Corp for the sixth and seventh batches of F-35 fighter jets within days,…
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FIRST MWARS UNITS SHIPPED TO LM FOR F-35
On 18 September 2013, Martin-Baker achieved a significant JSF programme milestone by shipping the first MWARS (Martin-Baker Water Activated Release System) flight units to Lockheed…
Ogden ALC Welcomes Its First F-35 Lightning II
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 21, 2013 – The U.S. Air Force’s Air Logistics Complex (ALC) at Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, Utah, hosted a ceremony…
F-35: Lifting The UK’s Economy
British Companies Recognized for Their Contributions to the F-35 Lightning II Program LONDON, United Kingdom, Sept. 12, 2013 – Thirteen British companies and the U.K….
Royal Navy air squadron reformed to fly new jets
A historic naval air squadron is to be resurrected as the first Royal Navy formation to fly the Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. 809…
Pentagon cuts F-35 operating estimate below $1 trillion
(Reuters) – The U.S. government has slashed its estimate for the long-term operating costs of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets by more than 20…
Eglin AFB F-35 fleet exceeds 2K sorties, training presses on
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — Airmen and Marines assigned to the F-35 Integrated Training Center at the 33rd Fighter Wing here have consistently…
Principle Agreement Reached On Two Lower Cost F-35 Contracts
The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin reached an agreement in principle for the next two F-35 Lightning II aircraft production contracts (Low-Rate Initial…
Additional F-35s coming to Luke AFB
7/16/2013 – LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) — Air Force officials announced June 27 that Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., has been chosen as…
Lockheed Martin Delivers 100th Targeting System for F-35
Orlando, Fla., July 12, 2013 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently delivered the 100th Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) for the F-35 Lightning II. EOTS provides…
F-35 Pilot Cadre Grows to 100 as Training Ramps Up at Eglin Air Force Base
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., July 11, 2013 – Maj. Robert Miller became the 100th pilot to fly the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning…
Training for joint, U.K. F-35 programs heat up
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — The largest fleet of F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighters ramped up to 28 aircraft June 25, bringing…
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