Pentagon Report: F-35 Test Progress Slow, Readiness Below Par
The F-35 fighter program continues to struggle with meeting test milestones and mission readiness goals, but progress is being made on both fronts, according to the latest report from …
F-35B Completes First Test Flight with AGM-158C Long-Range …
Mar 4, 2025 · Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Pax River ITF completed an initial flight test integrating the AGM-158C LRASM onto the F-35B Lightning II, following the first test on the F …
LRASM Performs Flight Test in F-35 Integration Test Series
Mar 4, 2025 · NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., March 4, 2025 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the F-35 Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) completed an initial flight test …
Key tests for latest F-35s will begin in 2026, two years after rollout
Feb 5, 2025 · The F-35 program is working to get the latest jets capable of carrying out combat missions, but important tests for its upgrades may not begin until next summer.
F-35 program finishes years-late tests needed for full production
Sep 29, 2023 · WASHINGTON — The F-35 program has completed a long-delayed series of crucial tests, which could pave the way for a decision next year to officially move the advanced …
F-35 Program Achieves Milestone C and Full Rate Production
Mar 12, 2024 · The F-35 achieved this milestone after considering the results from the F-35 Combined Initial Operational Test and Evaluation and Live Fire Test and Evaluation Report, …
F-35 Conducts First Flight with TR-3 - F-35 Lightning II
A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) configuration on January 6, at Edwards Air Force Base, …
U.S. Operational Test Team Completes High-Tempo, Joint Testing on F-35
May 16, 2022 · An F-35C prepares to execute first U.S. Operational Test Team live fire at Point Mugu Sea Range located off the coast of southern California. The UOTT conducted four large …
F-35 crash shrinks a tiny test fleet under stress - Defense One
May 29, 2024 · The Lightning II that crashed on Tuesday was one of very few F-35 developmental test aircraft, exacerbating a shortage that has in the past led to program delays.
F-35 Flies for the First Time with Meteor BVRAAM
Feb 28, 2025 · A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B flew the first test missions with the Meteor missile, starting the integration of the European air-to-air missile on the Lightning II. The Royal Air …