F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying an old F-16 to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
Monessa Balzhiser, whose call sign is "Siren," explained to Business Insider the surprises of moving from one aircraft to the ...
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OPINION - F-35 fighter jet’s troubles: The price of complexity?
Pentagon’s test director states that the F-35 program 'has shown no improvement in meeting schedule and performance timelines ...
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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 ...
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, ...
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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 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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Key tests for latest F-35s will begin in 2026, two years after rollout
This is the latest in a series of delays for the Lockheed Martin-made fighter, causing modernization efforts to slip further ...
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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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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.
Could The USAF Fighter Fleet Be Recapitalized With Super Hornets?
A capability that allows them to use all US Navy refuelers, most international aerial refueling planes, and many USAF aerial ...
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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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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 ...