F-35 Lightning II Program Get the latest press releases related to the F-35 Lightning II Program http://www.jsf.mil Third Lockheed Martin F-35B Lands At NAS Patuxent River Piloted by Lockheed Martin F-35 Test Pilot Jeff Knowles, the third F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter landed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., today. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20100217LM_3RDF35.rtf Pratt and Whitney Delivers First Production F135 Engine Pratt and Whitney has delivered the first F135 production engine for the F-35 Lightning II, a major milestone and clear demonstration of the maturity of the F135 engine. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20100202PW_1STF135.rtf STOVL Jet is Fifth Lockheed Martin F-35 to Enter Flight Testing A Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter today became the fifth F-35 to begin flight operations. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20100202LM_5THF35.rtf First U.K. Service Pilot Flies The Lockheed Martin F-35 A Royal Air Force officer on Tuesday became the first active-duty service pilot from the United Kingdom to take to the skies in a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF). http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20100127LM_UKPILOT.rtf Pratt and Whitney F135 Engine Powers F-35 Historic First In Flight STOVL Conversion Pratt and Whitney's F135 engine and Rolls-Royce LiftFan successfully powered the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) fighter through the first in-flight engagement of its STOVL propulsion system. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20100108PW_FIRSTCONVERT.rtf Lockheed Martin F-35B Begins In-Flight STOVL Operations The Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter engaged its STOVL propulsion system in flight for the first time today. The successful test is the first in a series of planned STOVL-mode flights that will include short takeoffs, hovers and vertical landings. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20100107LM_INFLIGHT.rtf Pratt and Whitney Delivers Final Conventional Take Off and Landing-Carrier Variant F135 System Development and Demonstration Engine Pratt and Whitney has delivered its final Conventional Take Off and Landing/Carrier Variant (CTOL/CV) F135 flight test engine to the F-35 Joint Program Office, marking another major milestone as the program transitions from System Development and Demonstration to production. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20100105PW_FINALCTOL.rtf Second Lockheed Martin F-35B Arrives at Navy Test Site F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing stealth fighter arrived today at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20091229LM_2NDLMATPAX.rtf United Kingdom Announces Approval of Third F-35B Joint Strike Fighter Purchase The Joint Combat Aircraft (JCA) program has announced that the United Kingdom has received financial approval to purchase its third Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II operational test aircraft, reinforcing the U.K.'s continued commitment to the Joint Strike Fighter program's upcoming Operational Test and Evaluation. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20091222LM_UK3RDF35.rtf U.S. Navy Secretary Visits Lockheed Martin F-35 Facility U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus toured Lockheed Martin's F-35 facility Dec. 18 for a preview of the Department of the Navy's first-ever stealth strike fighter. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20091221LM_SECNAV.rtf Lockheed Martin Delivers First Production F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System Lockheed Martin has marked successful entry into low rate initial production on the F-35 Lightning II Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS). http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20091130LM_EOTS.rtf BAE Systems Welcomes F-35 to Patuxent River as Vertical Flight Moves a Step Closer A BAE Systems led test team has welcomed the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II (also known as the Joint Strike Fighter) to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, for flight testing. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20091123BA_F35ATPAX.rtf Lockheed Martin F-35B Flies to Maryland Test Site, Prepares for Vertical Landings The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) stealth fighter arrived Sunday at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., where it will conduct its first hovers and vertical landings. The ferry flight initiates a sequence of F-35 arrivals at Patuxent River this year and next. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20091116LM_F35ATPAX.rtf Lockheed Martin Flies Optimized Conventional F-35 Lockheed Martin's first optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35 Lightning II fighter made its inaugural flight on Saturday, Nov. 14, the fourth F-35 to begin flight operations. http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20091116LM_OPTIMF35.rtf Pratt and Whitney F135 Engine Completes Initial Service Release Altitude Qualification Test The Pratt and Whitney's F135 engine powering the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has completed altitude qualification ground testing, the final testing that demonstrates the operability and performance required for Conventional Take-off and Landing (CTOL) and Carrier Variant (CV) Initial Service Release (ISR). http://www.jsf.mil/news/documents/20091109PW_ALTQUAL.rtf