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F-35A

Australian News Royal Australian Air Force 

Australia’s first F-35A squadron boss meets his steed

11/07/201611/07/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7462 Views 0 Comments F-35 Lightening, F-35A

Australia’s first commanding officer of an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter squadron, Wing Commander Darren Clare, had his first opportunity to

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Australia's third F-35A pilot Flight Lieutenant Edwin Borrman undertakes his first flight in in a F-35A aircraft.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

Australia’s third F-35A pilot qualified

24/05/2016 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5029 Views 0 Comments F-35A, Joint Strike Fighter

Australia’s third F-35A pilot Flight Lieutenant (FLTLT) Edwin Borrman, recently completed his qualifying flight in an F-35A aircraft at Luke

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First Dutch F-35s fly home

24/05/201616/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3904 Views 0 Comments Dutch, F-35A, Holland, Netherlands

Holland’s first two F-35As have arrived for the first time at Leeuwarden Air Base in The Netherlands yesterday. Pilots Colonel Bert

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First Australian to fly the F-35A

15/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2540 Views 0 Comments F-35, F-35A, JSF

Royal Australian Air Force pilot Squadron Leader Andrew Jackson made history at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, on 18 March

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AF-2 First Aerial Gun Fire 10/30/2015. Pilot Maj Charles Trickey, Flt 527 Test 778. Test was conducted over China Lake Weapon Range, California. Photo by Chad Bellay, Edwards F-35 Integrated Test Force
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Joint Strike Fighter completes first airborne gunfire test

03/11/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4068 Views 0 Comments 25mm Gatling, F-35A, Gatling gun, GAU-22/A, JSF

An F-35A Lightning Joint Strike Fighter completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal Gun Airborne Unit (GAU)-22/A 25mm

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Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Science & Technology 

First Aussie fuel transfer to a Joint Strike Fighter

29/09/201517/10/2015 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3545 Views 0 Comments air-to-air, F-35A, JSF, KC-30A, MRTT

The Royal Australian Air Force has completed the first fuel transfer with the air refuelling boom from a RAAF KC-30A

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