Lockheed Martin Provides F-35 Flight-test Update
Lockheed Martin F-35 flight testing is ahead of the 2012 plan and software development is making up lost ground, now standing at two months behind schedule
Flight-testing of the F-35 recently included the first weapons drops. Here, a 1,000-pound GPS-guided GBU-32 JDAM is released from an F-35B flying at 4,200 feet and 400 knots. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
Flight-testing of the F-35 recently included the first weapons drops. Here, a 1,000-pound GPS-guided GBU-32 JDAM is released from an F-35B flying at 4,200 feet and 400 knots. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)