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  2. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II development - Wikipedia

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    In early 2015 the AF-2 F-35A, the primary flight sciences loads and flutter evaluation aircraft, was flown by Lockheed Martin F-35 site lead test pilot David "Doc" Nelson in air-to-air combat maneuvers against F-16s for the first time and, based on the results of these and earlier flight-envelope evaluations, said the aircraft can be cleared ...

  3. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II - Wikipedia

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    The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...

  4. List of accidents and incidents involving the Lockheed Martin ...

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    A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II in flight. Operations of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II family began in 1995 with the Joint Strike Fighter program.Since its first flight in 2006, the aircraft has faced substantial controversy, shortages in its research and development supply, [1] and safety concerns due to incidents. [2]

  5. F/A-XX program - Wikipedia

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    An early rendering of a proposed Boeing F/A-XX design. In April 2012, the Navy issued a formal request for information for the F/A-XX. It calls for an air superiority fighter with multi-role capabilities to initially complement and eventually supersede the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft in the 2030s, while complementing the F-35C Lightning II and UCLASS unmanned aircraft ...

  6. ITT Exelis receives multimillion dollar contract from ...

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    ITT Exelis receives multimillion dollar contract from Lockheed Martin F-35 program SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ITT Exelis (NYS: XLS) has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from ...

  7. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II operators - Wikipedia

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    The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fighters that first entered service with the United States in 2015. The aircraft has been ordered by program partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and Australia, and also through the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program, including Japan, South Korea, and Israel.

  8. Lockheed Martin hits 2019 F-35 delivery target of 131 jets - AOL

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    The F-35 program, which makes up about 25% of Lockheed's annual revenue, has long aimed at expanding the fleet to more than 3,000 jets and bringing the unit price of the F-35A below $80 million ...

  9. Lockheed in discussions with government to finalize F-35 ...

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    The U.S. government is Lockheed's biggest customer, accounting for three quarters of its sales last year. Lockheed has said it expects the production rate for the jets to eventually plateau at ...