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Initial Operational Capability

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 4861 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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