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F-35 Completes First Dual External GBU-54 Laser JDAM Drop
An F-35C of VX-9 assigned to the United Operational Test Team at Edwards AFB performed the first dual drop of externally ...
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F-35 makes history: First-ever dual drop of 500-lb GBU-54 laser-guided bomb
In a groundbreaking achievement, the United Operational Test Team has successfully completed the first-ever dual, external ...
F-35 Production Still Marred by Quality Woes, Pentagon Test Office Says
Lockheed Martin Corp. is still delivering F-35 fighter jet aircraft with quality defects after 13 years of production, ...
F-35 TR-3 Upgrades Face Further Delays, Raising Concerns Over US Air Force’s Combat Readiness
While Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon remain optimistic about delivering TR-3 combat capability by 2025, industry experts ...
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The F-35 program’s software development isn’t getting any better, Pentagon report finds
A new report from the top DOD weapons tester noted the program can’t "simultaneously" fix multiple software problems.
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F-35 suffers continued developmental and in-service reliability problems, says Pentagon test director
The Lockheed Martin F-35 continues to suffer from reliability issues both in service and in testing, the US Department of ...
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Air Force Successfully Releases Laser-Guided Bombs From F-35
Read about the Air Force’s efforts to improve the F-35’s air-to-surface strike capabilities using the GBU-54 Laser Joint ...
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Restored ‘Franken-bird’ F-35 returns to flight
After more than a year of work, engineers and maintenance experts from the US Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flew ...
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Norway’s F-35s Are Going Green—And America’s Could Follow
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin announced this week that its F-35 Lightning II completed the first flight using “synthetic aviation turbine fuels (SATFs).” A Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) F-35, ...
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Third F-35 crash in under a year, Alaska incident fuels safety fears
Anchorage, Alaska: A United States Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska, on ...
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F-35 production still marred by quality woes, Pentagon test office says
(Tribune News Service) — Lockheed Martin Corp. is still delivering F-35 fighter jet aircraft with quality defects after 13 years of production, according to the Pentagon test office’s annual ...