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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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2010
18 June

ReleaseJanicki Industries' prototype expertise tapped for F-35 program

14 June

ReleaseLockheed Martin F-35 STOVL variant flies supersonic

9 June

ReleaseLockheed Martin F-35 ground-test article completes testing five months ahead of schedule

8 June

ReleaseTwo MAG AutoDrill systems headed to Lockheed Martin for F-35 wing work

7 June

ReleaseFirst Lockheed Martin F-35 with mission systems arrives at Navy test site

7 June

ReleaseU.S. Navy version of Lockheed Martin F-35 makes first flight

1 June

ReleaseLaBarge selected by Parker Aerospace to provide electronic assemblies for military and commercial aircraft

26 May

ReleasePratt & Whitney delivers final F135 flight test engine, first lot of production engines

19 May

ReleaseITT selects CIRCOR Aerospace for F-35 contract

19 May

ReleaseU.S. House Armed Services Committee moves to preserve competition for JSF propulsion

17 May

ReleaseLockheed Martin F-35 fighters arrive together at Edwards AFB

14 May

ReleaseTwo U.S. House Armed Services subcommittees vote to preserve JSF engine competition

13 May

ReleaseVector Composites and Quickstep awarded U.S. Air Force contract to validate process for JSF production

27 April

ReleaseGE and Rolls-Royce propose fixed price offer for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine to significantly drive down costs

26 April

ReleaseLockheed Martin, Magestic Systems, Nikon Metrology win Innovation Award for F-35 program

26 April

ReleaseATK announces $250 million in contract awards for F-35 Lightning II composite wing skins, nacelles, and inlet ducts

20 April

ReleaseNew Lockheed Martin F-35A will test weapons

14 April

ReleaseCurtiss-Wright awarded contract from Lockheed Martin

13 April

ReleaseAF-1 completes final finishes, scheduled to return to flight

9 April

ReleaseLockheed Martin's F-35C Lightning II carrier variant undergoes drop testing

9 April

ReleaseNGC salutes 1st flight of 1st F-35 mission systems aircraft

7 April

ReleaseFirst Lockheed Martin mission systems-equipped F-35 enters flight test

30 March

ReleaseBAE Systems reaffirms long-term investment in VISTAGY's FiberSIM® software as it transitions from CATIA V4 to V5

26 March

ReleaseGE Rolls-Royce fighter engine team hits afterburner on third new engine

22 March

ReleaseBAE Systems test pilot makes first vertical landing in the F-35 Lightning II

22 March

ReleaseVSI’s F-35 Lightning Gen II helmet mounted display system achieves first flight

19 March

ReleaseRolls-Royce LiftSystem demonstrates success in first vertical landing

19 March

ReleasePratt & Whitney F135 propulsion system powers historic first vertical landing of F-35 Lightning II

18 March

ReleaseLockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter succeeds in first vertical landing

5 March

ReleasePratt & Whitney receives conventional take off and landing/carrier variant F135 engine initial service release

4 March

ReleaseSypris wins orders for assemblies used in JSF avionics suite

4 March

ReleaseGKN Aerospace selected for further composite and metallic work on the Joint Strike Fighter

17 February

ReleaseThird Lockheed Martin F-35B lands at NAS Patuxent River

3 February

ReleaseWyle Aircrew performs first in-flight refueling of Joint Strike Fighter short takeoff/vertical landing variant - F-35B

2 February

ReleaseSTOVL Jet is fifth Lockheed Martin F-35 to enter flight testing

2 February

ReleasePratt & Whitney delivers first production F135 engine

29 January

ReleaseGE and TAI extend Tusas Engine Industries, Inc. joint venture for another 25 years

27 January

ReleaseFirst U.K. service pilot flies the Lockheed Martin F-35

11 January

ReleasePratt & Whitney F135 engine powers F-35 historic first in flight STOVL conversion

7 January

ReleaseLockheed Martin F-35B begins in-flight STOVL operations

7 January

ReleaseAdvanced Photonix, Inc. wins terahertz contract to develop F-35 QC system

5 January

ReleasePratt & Whitney delivers final conventional take off and landing / carrier variant F135 System Development and Demonstration engine

2009
30 December

ReleaseSecond Lockheed Martin F-35B arrives at Navy test site

22 December

ReleaseUnited Kingdom announces approval of third F-35B Joint Strike Fighter purchase

22 December

ReleaseEngine competition preserved for Joint Strike Fighter program

21 December

ReleaseRolls-Royce welcomes 'Victory for Competition' in JSF engine program

18 December

ReleaseVolvo Aero Norway signs a new agreement with Pratt & Whitney on continued supply of shafts for aero-engines and gas turbines

30 November

ReleaseLockheed Martin delivers first production F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System

23 November

ReleaseBAE Systems welcomes F35 to Paxtuxent River as vertical flight moves a step closer

20 November

ReleaseRolls-Royce signs $171 M F-35 STOVL Liftsystem contract