F-35 Block 3F just one WDA event away from IOC

The F-35 Developmental Test team recently carried out a weapons delivery accuracy (WDA) surge as part of the development test of Block 3F software.

AF-6, Flt 517, LtCol Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton, WDA-306, Dual AIM-120 Live Fire, STR, 4 August 2017
AF-6, Flt 517, LtCol Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton, WDA-306, Dual AIM-120 Live Fire, STR, 4 August 2017

Photo by Darrin Russell/Lockheed Martin

Over a handful of days, multiple test events were accomplished, said Torrey Given, a weapons integration engineer with the 461st Flight Test Squadron.

One single WDA event remains before the Block 3F is cleared for initial operating capability (IOC).