F-35 Lightning II Image Gallery
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter originated in the early 1990s through the restructure and integration of several DoD tactical aircraft and technology initiatives already underway. The DoD's goal was to use the latest technology in a common family of aircraft to meet the future strike requirements of the Services and US Allies.
On July 7 2006 the F-35 fighter was officially named "Lightning II"
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An F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, numbered AA-1, taxis past the control tower on Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 1. It marked the first time the aircraft arrived here. The F-35 will perform a series of tests, including airstart and noise testing. The aircraft flew in from Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Texas. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin's Andy Wolfe
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Workers at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, prepare the fourth F-35 Lightning II for rollout from the factory on Aug. 16. The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing variant has entered a period of systems checks before its first flight in early 2009.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, June 11th, 2008 -- With test pilot Graham Tomlinson at the controls, the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B Lightning II streaked into blue Texas skies Wednesday, marking the first flight of an aircraft that will provide a combination of capabilities never before available: stealth, supersonic speed and STOVL basing flexibility.
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The first Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing stealth fighter takes off from Lockheed Aeronautics in Fort Worth, Texas, on its inaugural flight Wednesday, June 11, 2008.
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Tethered to a specially instrumented hover pit with its powerful engine running, the F-35B Lightning II tests its propulsion system in short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode on May 25 at Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35B will be the world's first supersonic stealth fighter with STOVL capability.
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The F-35B Lightning II rotates its engine nozzle on April 18 during the first engine runs for the short takeoff/vertical landing fighter. The engine runs initiate the final series of ground tests before the F-35B's first flight in the late May/June time frame.
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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II attaches to the refueling boom of a KC-135 tanker over North Texas on March 12. The flight marked the beginning of aerial refueling system evaluations for the F-35, which has completed 34 test flights.
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080229-N-8053S-036 FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 29, 2006) A P-38F Lightning and an F-35 Lightning II are displayed at the Lockheed Martin Corporation, for a special ceremony in recognition of the past and present success of the company's production of fighter aircraft. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class D. Keith Simmons
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Lt. Col. James "Flipper" Kromberg of the U.S. Air Force became the first military service pilot to evaluate the F-35 Lightning II, taking the aircraft through a series of maneuvers Wednesday on its 26th flight.
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F-35B STOVL Rollout Ceremony - The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II, the first fighter to combine stealth with short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) capability and supersonic speed, made its debut today amid customers from the United States Marine Corp
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