F-35A Lightning II – Page 5

Lockheed Martin personnel load one of the first inert GBU-31 guided bombs into an Australian F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. Photo by Larone Thomas.

First Aussie F-35 bomb drops

12/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5759 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, GBU-31v3 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)

An Australian F-35A aircraft dropped two inert GBU-31v3 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) weapons for the first time on 20

An F-135 engine from a F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter. Supplied by TAE Aerospace.

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Asia-Pacific JSF engine maintenance an Ipswich Masters stroke

30/08/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4143 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II, F135 engine, Joint Strike Fighter, TAE Aerospace

TAE Aerospace has purchased a former Masters building near Ipswich and will transform the site into a state-of-the-art aerospace facility,

The 300th F-35 (an F-35A for the US Air Force) departs Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth, Texas, facilities fro deliver to the customer. Lockheed Martin photo.

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300th F-35 delivered

12/06/201812/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3307 Views 0 Comments F-35A Lightning II

The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin yesterday delivered the 300th production F-35 aircraft. CAPTION: The 300th F-35 (an F-35A

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 8543 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

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 9116 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

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 3518 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

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 6017 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

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 3866 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

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 4345 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

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 4675 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,

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 4383 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

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 7977 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

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 4013 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

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 6706 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