F-35A LIGHTNING II COMPLETES FIRST SUCCESSFUL AERIAL GUN TEST
The F-35A Lightning II completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal Gun Airborne Unit (GAU)-22/A 25mm Gatling gun system during a California…
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First refuel for RAAF KC-30A refueller to F-35A (JSF)
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) completed the first fuel transfer with the air refuelling boom from a RAAF KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT)…
ITALY’S F-35A LIGHTNING II FLIES INAUGURAL EUROPEAN FLIGHT
CAMERI AIR BASE, Italy, Sept. 7, 2015 – Italy’s first F-35A Lightning II, known as AL-1 and assembled at the Cameri Final Assembly and Check…
First operational F-35As arrive at Hill AFB
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The Air Force ushered in a new era of combat air power today as Hill Air Force Base received…
F-35A LIGHTNING II WITH FIRST ITALIAN-MADE WING-SET ENTERS ASSEMBLY LINE
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 26, 2015 – The first F-35A wing-set produced by Italy’s Finmeccanica-Alenia Aermacchi entered the F-35 production line in Fort Worth, marking…
FIRST-EVER ITALIAN F-35A ‘ROLLS OUT’ OF CAMERI PRODUCTION FACILITY
CAMERI, ITALY, March 12, 2015 – History was achieved today when the first Italian F-35A Lightning II rolled out of the Final Assembly and Check…
Norway’s First F-35A Continues its Progression to Delivery Later this Fall
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 6, 2015 – Lockheed Martin and the Norwegian Ministry of Defense celebrated the beginnings of the first F-35A Lightning II for…
AUSTRALIA’S FIRST F-35A ARRIVES AT LUKE AIR FORCE BASE
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, AZ, Dec. 19, 2014 – The first Australian F-35A Lightning II jet arrived at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. today,…
Lockheed, Pentagon reach $4 billion deal for more F-35 jets
(Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) and U.S. defense officials have reached agreement on the terms of a contract worth about $4 billion for…
First USAF F-35A operational weapons load crew qualified
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — Three Airmen with the 58th Aircraft Maintenance Unit became the first qualified operational weapons load crew for…
South Korea to sign deal this month to buy 40 F-35 jets for $7 billion
The Republic of Korea finalized its formal selection of the Pratt & Whitney-powered F-35A Lightning II aircraft for its F-X fighter acquisition program, announcing its…
US suspends F-35A operations after fire mishap at Eglin base
The US Air Force has suspended flight operations of all F-35A aircraft following a fire mishap involving one of the fighters at Eglin Air Force…
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