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  Photo Op: First International F-35 Rolls Out

  Posted by Sean Meade 8:05 PM on Nov 22, 2011

  Credit: Lockheed MartinFrom the press release:The first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has rolled out of the factory. The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence will u... Read More >>

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  Data Dump from F-35 Deputy's Speech This Morning

  Posted by Amy Butler 4:20 PM on Jul 27, 2011

  Here are a few key take-aways from Moore's breakfast presentation today to the Air Force Association:*Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter's Defense Acquisition Board review ha... Read More >>

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  F-35: Dodging One Bullet, Taking Another.

  Posted by Graham Warwick 4:48 PM on May 19, 2011

  To me, three key issues emerged from the Senate Armed Services Committee's long hearing on the F-35 program today (May 19): the possible impact of horrendous initial estimates of l... Read More >>

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  UCAV Could Cut UK JSF Buy

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 11:39 AM on Nov 03, 2010

  The UK's acquisition of Joint Strike Fighters could be reduced if UCAVs become available, Britain's vice-chief of the defense staff said in Washington on Monday. Speaking at a foru... Read More >>

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  F-35 Testing To Accelerate, Allegedly

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 2:32 PM on Sep 15, 2009

  The first Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, both of them F-35As, should be delivered to the training unit at Eglin AFB next summer. That date is not... Read More >>

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  Support the F136!

  Posted by Sean Meade 4:59 PM on Sep 01, 2009

  Support the F136! That's GE's message. It could be I haven't noticed it before, but it seems like the effort is picking up. The tipping point for me was seeing an ad for it in my G... Read More >>

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  So, What's the F-35 News?

  Posted by Sean Meade 1:50 PM on Sep 01, 2009

  We continue to have valuable commenters who complain that our F-35 criticisms are not "news" (see In Fort Worth, Gates Supports F-35, Opposes F136). And I continue to reiterate tha... Read More >>

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  VIDEO: STOVL F-35 Air-Refueling

  Posted by Sean Meade 11:30 PM on Aug 17, 2009

  For more information on the test, see Graham's post from Friday, Plugged In: STOVL F-35 Air-Refuels.  Credit: Lockheed Martin Read More >>

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  UK Ready To Ditch STOVL F-35?

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 12:09 PM on Aug 06, 2009

  London's Daily Telegraph reports this morning that the UK is preparing to switch from the short take-off, vertical landing (STOVL) version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the F... Read More >>

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  JSF Leader Undercuts Norway Claims

  Posted by Bill Sweetman 6:24 AM on Jun 18, 2009

  I had a prior appointment and missed Wednesday's JSF press briefing, but refer you to today's Show News and a story by Rob Hewson (page 28). Hewson asked program manager Gen David... Read More >>

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