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F-35A Lightning II

Wing Commander Darren Clare climbs out of aircraft AU 2 after conducting a training mission where his wingman Squadron Leader David Bell flew the 1000th sortie in a Royal Australian Air Force F-35A. USAF photo.
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Aussie F-35 fleet clocks first 1000th sortie

08/06/201813/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 8444 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

RAAF personnel at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, in the United States, marked a significant milestone on Monday this week

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An Antonov 124 cargo plane arrives at RAAF Base Williamtown near Newcastle NSW to deliver F-35A training equipment. RAAF photo.
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Antonov arrival overshadows substance of delivery

03/05/201803/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 9031 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Training equipment for Australia’s soon-to-be-delivered F-35A Lightning fighter fleet was delivered to RAAF Base Williamtown yesterday – though everyone seemed to

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CF-02 Flt 596 piloted by Peter Wilson flies the final System Development and Demonstration (SDD) test flight for the F-35 program. Photo by Lockheed Martin.
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F-35 Lightning completes system development and demonstration phase

13/04/201813/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3445 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

The F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the

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Royal Australian Air Force F-35A AU-003 departs Fort Worth Texas enroute to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, to join the pilot-training fleet. Lockheed Martin photo by Alexander H Groves.
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Australia receives next three F-35A Lightning

09/04/201810/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5935 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Australia has taken delivery of its next three F-35A Lightning II aircraft from Lockheed Martin. CAPTION: Royal Australian Air Force

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The first Republic of Korea F-35A makes its public debut at Lockheed Martin facilities in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Alexander H Groves, Lockheed Martin.
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South Korea gets first F-35A

29/03/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3794 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Republic of Korea and US government leaders celebrated the public debut or ‘roll out’ of the first Republic of Korea

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F-35A Roll Out Ceremony at JASDF Misawa Air Base. Lockheed Martin photo by Michael D. Jackson.
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First F-35A JSF in Japan unveiled

25/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4210 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Senior leaders of Japan’s Ministry of Defense, US Forces Japan Pacific Air Forces and Lockheed Martin celebrated the arrival of

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Squadron markings applied to Australia’s third F-35A – AU-03 – at Lockheed Martin facilities in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Angel DelCueto.
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Australia’s third F-35 rolls off production line

24/11/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4612 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

Australia’s third F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has rolled off the assembly line at Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Fort Worth,

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An inverted F-35C, piloted by Major Eric Northam, launches an AIM-9X missile during a live-fire test at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on 8 June. Lockheed Martin photo by Dane Wiedmann.
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JSF fleet tops 100,000 flight hours

26/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4268 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, Initial Operational Capability

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft fleet recently exceeded 100,000 flight hours while the F-35 Integrated Test Force

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Leading Aircraftwoman Aimee-Rose Carter and Leading Aircraftman Fletcher Moulton perform routine checks on a newly arrived EA-18G Growler at No. 6 Squadron, RAAF Base Amberley. Photo by Corporal Brenton Kwaterski.
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Aussie Growler fleet now complete

07/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7891 Views 0 Comments EA-18G Growler, F-35A Lightning II, F/A-18F Super Hornet

Australia’s fleet of 12 EA-18G Growlers is now complete with the last two aircraft arriving at RAAF Base Amberley this

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USAF F-35As fly in formation on their way to Europe. US Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw.
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F-35 deploys on first exercise in Europe

16/04/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3962 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

F-35A Lightning II, airmen and accompanying equipment arrived at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, yesterday, marking the aircraft’s first training

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A USMC F35B performs a fly past of crowds at RAF Fairdord on Friday 8th July 2016 during the Royal International Air Tattoo. Crown Copyright 2016. Photo by SAC Tim Laurence.
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It’s official – Australia’s own F-35A at Avalon

07/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6651 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, Joint Strike Fighter

Minister for Defence Marise Payne and Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne today announced that both of Australia’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighters

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F-35 Lightning debuts at Red Flag

02/02/201716/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5827 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, JSF

Story by Micah Garbarino 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs After eight days “at war” the F-35A Lightning II is proving

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A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail and C-130J Hercules on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base. Photo by Eamon Hamilton.
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RAAF takes command with F-35 and Growler at Red Flag

30/01/201730/01/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6356 Views 0 Comments C-130J Hercules, E-7A Wedgetail, EA-18G Growler, F-35A Lightning II

Royal Australian Air Force personnel have deployed to Nevada for Exercise Red Flag 17-1, where they will train in the

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