The F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), planes arrive at Edwards Air Force Base in California in this May 2010 file photo. Photo Credit: Tom Reynolds/Lockheed Martin Corp/Handout, REUTERSLockheed F-35 JSF Version for Air Force Is `Moving Along,' General Says -- Bloomberg
The U.S. Air Force version of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 jet is “moving along,” the service’s top uniformed official said, as the Marine Corps’ model lags behind its test schedule.
“That part of the program looks pretty good,” Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz told reporters today at a breakfast meeting in Washington.
The Air Force variant will account for at least 1,743 Joint Strike Fighters from a planned production run of 2,457 jets as the Defense Department buys different versions to replace warplanes now flown by that service, the Navy and the Marines.
Read more ....
More News On The F-35
Chief says USAF version of F-35 doing well -- Spy Talk
Closed-door Defense meeting reviews costly F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- CNN
Schwartz Concerned About F-35A Delays -- DoD Buzz
Defense awards F-35 contract modification -- UPI
Lockheed in $3.49 billion U.S. F-35 fighter deal -- Reuters
F-35 Testing: Catching Up with Schedule -- Defense Update
F-35 LRIP batches increase by 50 percent -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog
F-35 roadshow jets into Calgary -- Global Toronto
No comments:
Post a Comment