See the US Air Force's 'Franken-bird' F-35 made from wrecked stealth fighters take its first flight
Restoring the salvaged 'Franken-bird' F-35A Lightning fighter jet cost an estimated $6 million, a fraction of the $80 million ...
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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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An F-35 pilot describes how he landed safely after losing one of his flight computers in mid-air
"I tried to call my flight lead ... fighter like the F-35 serious malfunctions are extremely rare. For Larson, the incident was solved not only by his knowledge of the jet's systems but his ...
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Restored ‘Franken-bird’ F-35 returns to flight
Following the successful check flight in Utah, the newly-generated F-35A was transferred to Lockheed’s F-35 assembly plant ... s National Public Radio system in New York and Hawaii covering ...
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Poland begins transition to F-35 with start of flight training at US base
The Polish ministry of defence confirmed to FlightGlobal on 3 February that aviators from the Polish air force have begun F-35 flight training ... National Public Radio system in New York and ...
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US’ most advanced stealth jet can now serve as command hub for combat drones
The world’s most advanced stealth fighter jet F-35 has the capability to control drones, including the CCAs, according to Lockheed Martin ...
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Marine Corps Blames Pilot Error for Crash of Malfunctioning F-35 in South Carolina Forest
17 last year, Del Pizzo embarked on a training flight out of Marine Corps ... and also led them to discover a "rare system phenomenon" in F-35 engines. Most recently, an F-35B crashed in May ...