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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
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Every Bulletin story and press release covering Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, newest first.

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2011
25 February

ReleaseLockheed Martin flies first production F-35 stealth fighter

9 February

ReleaseMAG VIPER® Fiber Placement System stands out in competitive evaluation – earns order for two systems from Alliant Techsystems for F-35 wing production

2 February

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman signs long-term agreement for F-35 components with Australian supplier Quickstep

2 February

ReleaseQuickstep poised to supply $700m of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter components

3 January

ReleasePratt & Whitney's Short Take Off/Vertical Landing variant F135 engine receives Initial Service Release

2010
20 December

ReleasePratt & Whitney's F135 engine exceeds 20,000 test hours and completes all initial service release development testing

15 December

ReleaseLockheed Martin F-35 program achieves overall 2010 flight test target

9 December

ReleasePratt & Whitney delivers first production F135 Short Take Off Vertical Landing engine

6 December

ReleaseGE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team tests sixth new engine in 2010

30 November

ReleaseQuickstep Technologies selects FiberSIM® software to manufacture composite parts for newest generation of Joint Strike Fighter

29 November

ReleaseLaBarge awarded contract from Moog for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

19 November

ReleaseFokker Technologies expands Dutch industrial participation in F-35 aircraft program through new agreements with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman

15 November

ReleaseLockheed Martin F-35 begins flying Block 1 software

12 November

ReleaseQuickstep passes key 'Toll-Gate' review in Joint Strike Fighter development program

26 October

ReleaseBAE Systems opens new F-35 Lightning II machining facility

18 October

ReleasePratt & Whitney F135 STOVL successfully completed rigorous thermal testing

12 October

ReleaseVector Composites signs licensing agreement for patented Quickstep Process

5 October

ReleaseDucommun announces contract for F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter

27 September

ReleaseTerma awarded contract by General Dynamics for F-35 JSF gun pod

20 September

ReleaseF135 engine exceeds 19,000 hours as Short Take Off Vertical Landing variant nears initial service release certification

13 September

ReleaseGE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team prepares to test fifth engine in 2010

13 September

ReleaseLockheed Martin F-35 leads to new titanium machining process

7 September

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman Distributed Aperture System (DAS) for F-35 demonstrates ballistic missile defense capabilities

31 August

ReleaseContract with Lockheed Martin for F-35 fighter aircraft production

25 August

ReleaseGE to pursue jet engine coatings facility in Alabama

16 August

ReleaseLockheed Martin conducts first flight of F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System on Cooperative Avionics Test Bed

10 August

ReleaseKey international Northrop Grumman F-35 supplier delivers first large, complex composite structure

9 August

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman delivering success in transition to F-35 full rate production

5 August

ReleaseHarris Corporation awarded $55 million follow-on contract for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter avionics infrastructure

28 July

ReleaseLockheed Martin Marietta facility kicks off F-35 Lightning II centre wing assembly production

27 July

ReleaseTAT Technologies Ltd. announces a $4M agreement with Lockheed Martin for components of the F-16 emergency power unit and additional related components

22 July

ReleasePratt & Whitney qualifies Fokker Aerostructures as a production source for the F135 static structure, awards follow-on contract for additional work

21 July

ReleaseAgreement between BAE Systems Operations Ltd. and Avcorp Industries Inc. with respect to production of F35 - Carrier Variant - Outboard Wing (CV-OBW)

21 July

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman delivers AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System operational software for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter

20 July

ReleaseGE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team's 'outstanding' test year continues

20 July

ReleasePratt & Whitney signs agreement with Australian supplier Broens Industries for F135 engine work

20 July

ReleasePratt & Whitney and Kale Group form joint venture partnership

20 July

ReleasePratt & Whitney awards F135 IBR production contract to Alp Aviation

20 July

ReleaseFokker F-35 landing gear PMC drag brace agreement with Goodrich

19 July

ReleasePratt & Whitney signs ten-year agreement with Volvo Aero Norway for engine shaft production

19 July

ReleasePratt & Whitney signs agreement with Australian supplier Production Parts for F135 engine work

19 July

ReleaseGKN Aerospace JSF business grows with Long Term Agreement (LTA) worth over USD360m

19 July

ReleaseGKN Aerospace gains USD1.5bn in new business in first half of 2010

19 July

ReleaseGoodrich, Lockheed Martin, and Fokker sign agreements to develop composite landing gear structures for F-35 Lightning II

16 July

ReleaseCanada selects Lockheed Martin F-35 for next-generation fighter

7 July

ReleaseLockheed Martin F-35A becomes second variant to fly with mission systems

28 June

ReleasePratt & Whitney F135 propulsion system achieves historic supersonic success

23 June

ReleasePratt & Whitney F135 propulsion system achieves successful first Navy variant F-35C flight, installation of first production F135

23 June

ReleaseLockheed Martin F-35 Navy jet confirms carrier-landing strength predictions

22 June

ReleaseNorthrop Grumman's APG-81 radar sensor performs flawlessly on first mission systems flight of Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft