Marine Corps Update: Legacy and Leading-Edge Aviation
For the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) smallest component, personnel and budget issues have been historic challenges, but few could match …
JSF
Halfway There: Twelve Years on the F-35 Must Mature Quickly
The F-35 has officially been in development since 2001. By the end of 2013, the overall flight test program will …
First F-35B STOVL Mode Formation Flight
On Feb. 11, two F-35B Lightning IIs conducted the first close formation flight in the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode. …
Invested in Carriers
This seems to be a boom time for carriers. The first Chinese carrier, the Liaoning, is running operational trials and …
How the F-35 Comes Together
Lockheed Martin, on the heels of the production of its 100th F-35 Lightning II, has released a video showing how …
First Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35 Pilot Takes Flight
The Netherlands became the second partner country to operate the F-35A Lightning II, when Maj. Laurens J.W. Vijge of the …
First F-35 Laser-Guided Bomb Test
Lockheed Martin released a video showing the first F-35 laser-guided bomb test. The test was conducted on Oct. 29 against …
ACC Gen. Mike Hostage Says Recapitalization Is Best of Bad Options
Gen. Mike Hostage, the Air Force’s Commander of Air Combat Command, was consistently blunt during remarks at the Air Force …
VFA-101 and the F-35C
With the reconstitution of the U.S. Navy‘s VFA-101 “Grim Reapers” squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Lockheed Martin spoke …
Navy’s VFA-101 Stands Up at Eglin
The Navy officially reconstituted the famed VFA-101 “Grim Reapers” squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 2, …