An F-35A has completed the first in-flight missile launch of an AIM-120 over the Point Mugu Sea test range on Jun. 5.
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U.S. Navy awards contract for operational test CH-53Ks
NAVAIR has awarded a $435 million cost-plus-incentive contract to Sikorsky to build four production-representative CH-53K.
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U.K. test pilot completes first F-35B vertical landing
Royal Air Force Squadron Leader James Schofield completed the first F-35B vertical landing by a United Kingdom military test pilot May 28.
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F-35’s IOC dates
The Pentagon has submitted new initial operational capability (IOC) dates of the F-35 to Congress.
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CO of VMM-163 clocks 2,000 hours
Lt. Col. Eric Garcia, commanding officer of VMM-163, recently became the third Marine V-22 pilot to clock 2,000 hours.
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