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Israel's one-of-a-kind F-35 stealth jet is flying into a higher level of combat in fights with Iran
Combat missions against Iran are the most challenging that an F-35 has flown, showcasing the jet's capabilities, an airpower ...
The F-35, Mocked by Elon Musk, Finally Shows What It Can Do
Back in November, fresh off the presidential election, Elon Musk took direct aim at the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Calling ...
F-35 test pilot shares what it's like to jump from flying an old F-16 to Lockheed Martin's newest 5th-gen stealth fighter
Business Insider recently sat down with a test pilot for the F-35 stealth fighter jet.She explained what it was like to jump ...
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F-35 Testing Delays Continue, Even as Aircraft Has Made Its Combat Debut
While the F-35 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E ... operational effectiveness and operational suitability for combat." IOT&E had originally been set to begin in September 2018.
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The F-35 Is Getting Closer And Closer To Combat
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, one of the most fraught defense programs in U.S. military history, is getting closer and closer to the point where it will be introduced to full service. With the ...
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Test Flying The F-35: Interview With Monessa ‘Siren’ Balzhiser
As Lockheed Martin F-35 test pilot we perform a variety of tasks ... is now in service with many nations and has also grown some combat experience, what kind of testing is required on the platform?
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What’s it like to fly an F-35 fighter jet? Test pilot answers questions
How does it feel to fly the F-35, the fifth-generation combat and intelligence-collection platform that is currently the best aircraft on the planet and the tip of the spear for both the US and ...
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F-35’s Capstone Test Report Is Stamped Classified by Pentagon
The Pentagon’s test office has completed the most comprehensive evaluation yet of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35, the world’s ... about the fighter jet’s combat effectiveness against a ...
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F-35 program finishes years-late tests needed for full production
The Pentagon has completed a series of key simulation tests of the F-35's combat capabilities ... s Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, will now analyze the data collected ...
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F-35 production still marred by quality woes, Pentagon test office says
Concluded that the F-35 Joint Program Office hasn’t ... which will give the stealthy jet its best combat capability to date. The test office assesses that full-blown evaluation of these aircraft ...
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Cubic to Provide More F-35 Combat Training Subsystems
F-35s train for lethality, by Airman 1st Class Yosselin Campos, dvidshub.net The F-35 ... combat effectiveness. The system works seamlessly within the P5 training network including over 30 test ...
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F-35 deliveries ramp up but full combat certification remains elusive
Those test points will cover evaluation and approval for each of the many weapon systems deployed by the F-35 before the full combat capability for TR-3 is certificated. Ryan FinnertyRyan Finnerty ...