Friday, January 13, 2012

F-35 News Updates -- January 13, 2012



New F-35B Joint Strike Fighters Arrive at Eglin -- Military.com/Air Force Times

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- A resolution to be even more expeditionary will be met this year, now that Marines here received their first two F-35B Lightning II variants of DoD's fifth generation fighter Jan. 11.

At the 33rd Fighter Wing, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 is the home for the new aircraft where its "Warlords," pilots and maintainers, reside with a team of other professionals in preparation to deploy out anywhere in the world for the nation's defense.

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More News On The F-35 Program

First Marine Corps F-35Bs delivered to Eglin ahead of programme review
-- Defense Web
1st Two F-35Bs Delivered to USMC -- Defense News
Marine F-35 arrives at Eglin AFB -- NWF Daily News
Lightning strikes twice for 2nd MAW: Marine Corps welcomes first F-35B aircraft to its fleet -- Dvids
First F-35B Fighters Delivered to Eglin Air Force Base -- Daily Tech
The Marines Just Got The First Two Short Take Off/Vertical Landing F-35 Jets -- Gizmodo

F-35 Jet Showed ‘Mixed Results’ in Tests, Pentagon Report Says -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Lockheed touts F-35 milestones -- The Hill
Lockheed Martin F-35 Program Exceeds 2011 Flight Test Goals - -PR Newswire

Analysis: Japan's F-35 choice a case of capability over industry -- Janes
Netherlands asks Denmark, Norway to join F-35 buy -- AFP
Turkey to order US F-35 fighters -- NOW Lebanon
F-35 Under Fire In Italy -- Aviation Week
Korea drops key stealth requirements -- Korea Times
Trillion-Dollar Stealth Fighter Program Delayed, But Still Tracking -- The Danger Room
Analysts: Manufacturers of F-35, ships, subs should win under Obama plan -- The Hill

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