F-35B

Military Aviation News June 26, 2013

Third F-35 for the UK Arrives at Eglin Air Force Base

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 26, 2013 – The third Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II for the United Kingdom arrived at…

Military Aviation News June 3, 2013

U.K. test pilot completes first F-35B vertical landing

Royal Air Force Squadron Leader James Schofield completed the first vertical landing by a United Kingdom military test pilot May 28, 2013 at Naval Air…

Military Aviation News May 29, 2013

F-35B celebrates 1 year at Eglin

5/28/2013 – EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — The Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron-501 celebrated the one-year anniversary of flying the F-35B Lightning II…

Military Aviation News May 21, 2013

F-35B Completes First Vertical Takeoff (video)

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 20, 2013 – A Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II test aircraft recently completed…

Military Aviation News April 5, 2013

F-35B Conducts First Night Time Vertical Landing

An F-35B Lightning II completed the first short takeoff and vertical landing during a test mission at night to expand the flight envelope and deliver…

General Aviation News April 2, 2013

Third F-35B For United Kingdom Makes First Flight

Monday, the third United Kingdom Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35 Lightning II sped down the runway at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base embarking…

Military Aviation News March 28, 2013

F-35B successfully completes AIM-120 separation

On March 26, the F-35B Lightning II became the first F-35 variant to complete airborne weapons separations on three different munitions, the most of any…

Military Aviation News November 21, 2012

Rolls-Royce congratulates US Marine Corps for first F-35B Lightning II operational squadron

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today offered congratulations to the United States Marine Corps for the stand-up and dedication of its first operational squadron…

Military Aviation News November 20, 2012

Second production-level F-35B arrives at Patuxent River BF-18 temporarily adds to test fleet

Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert taxis BF-18, a production-level F-35B variant of the Lightning II, after arrival Nov. 8. BF-18 temporarily adds to the…

Military Aviation News October 20, 2012

Second UK F-35 And Marine Corps F-35B Delivered To Eglin

The second United Kingdom Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base today for delivery…

Military Aviation News October 10, 2012

First production-level F-35B arrives at NAS Patuxent River

BF-17, part of the third lot of Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP 3) F-35B Lightning II aircraft, arrives at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.,…

Military Aviation News October 1, 2012

F-35B aircraft test flight with AIM-9X Sidewinder

Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert flies F-35B aircraft BF-3 with inert AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles Sept. 19 over the Atlantic Test Ranges. The test flight…

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