F-35C

Military Aviation News June 24, 2013

First Lockheed Martin F-35C Reports to the U.S. Navy

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 24, 2013 – The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35C Lightning II Navy carrier variant (CV) aircraft, CF-6, arrived at Strike…

Military Aviation News February 15, 2013

First F-35C Production Model Takes Flight

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 15, 2013 – The first Lockheed Martin production model F-35C carrier variant, known as CF-6, flew its first sortie…

Military Aviation News January 29, 2013

LIGHTNING UP THE NIGHT: Night vision view of F-35C Lightning II test aircraft

NAVAIR An F-35C Lightning II, on a nighttime test flight, cuts through the skies over the Atlantic Test Ranges Jan. 23. Marine Corps test pilot…

Military Aviation News January 23, 2013

F-35C Completes First In-Flight Dual Refueling

Lockheed Martin For the first time, two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft refueled together with a Lockheed Martin KC-130 Hercules in…

Military Aviation News June 18, 2012

First night takeoff for the F-35C

Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Matt Taylor ascends in F-35C test aircraft CF-2 June 13. The flight was the first night takeoff for the…

Military Aviation News June 7, 2012

Milestone test flight for the F-35C

Cmdr. Eric Buus brings F-35C Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft CF-3 in for a landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., May 29. The…

Military Aviation News April 5, 2012

US Navy Newest Squadron Prepares for New F-35 Fighters

EGLIN AFB, Fla. (NNS) — Navy personnel are busy preparing to teach the next generation of Sailors how to work with and fly the newest…

Military Aviation News October 27, 2011

F-35C completes initial catapult testing

F-35 integrated test force personnel and F-35C test aircraft CF-3 returned to NAS Patuxent River last week after completing two major catapult test events. Starting…

Military Aviation News August 22, 2011

F-35C completes jet blast deflector testing

The F-35C is another step closer to initial ship trials on an aircraft carrier at sea. The F-35 integrated test force completed jet blast deflector…

Military Aviation News July 29, 2011

Catapult launches F-35C for the first time

The F-35C completed its first steam catapult launch July 27 marking another milestone toward initial ship trials in 2013. Chief Aviation Boatswainâ€™s Mate (Launch and…

Military Aviation News July 25, 2011

F-35C test aircraft validates catapult launch connections

Navy test pilot Cmdr. Eric â€œMagicâ€ Buus brings F-35C test aircraft CF-3 into launch position on a test catapult July 19. The test demonstrated proper…

Military Aviation News June 29, 2011

F-35C starts carrier suitability testing

Flown by test pilot Lt. Cmdr. Eric “Magic” Buus, F-35C test aircraft CF-2 lands at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey June 25. CF-2 and…

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