Testers have completed weapons pit drop testing for the F-35C. Overall, the team completed eleven weapon releases, split between the left and right weapon bays, earlier than planned.
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Category: Navy
Fire Scout breaks endurance records on USS Klakring deployment
The MQ-8B Fire Scout detachment on board USS Klakring set a new record by logging more than 500 flight hours in the U.S. Africa Command Area of Responsibility.
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Bogdan to be named as F-35’s program manager on Dec. 6
On Dec. 6, the Pentagon will announced that U.S. Air Force Gen. Christopher Bogdan will officially be the next F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Joint Program Office manager.
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YouTube: Iranian TV shows captured Scan Eagle
Iran’s TV stations are showing a video of a Scan Eagle UAV captured by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
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LM, Pentagon agrees on F-35 Lot 5
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have in principle agreed on 32 F-35 fighters under Lot 5 production.
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