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F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II

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F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II A Navy F-35C, a Marine Corps F-35B, and an Air Force F-35A Lightning II participate in a training sortie together May 21, 2014, near Eglin Air Force Base, FL

F-35A (CTOL - Conventional Take-Off and Landing)

F-35A Lightning II test flight An F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., flies over the Emerald Coast An F-35 Lightning II, from the 461th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., receives fuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard An F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft conducts the first in-flight launch of an AIM-120 C5 missile An F-35A Lightning II gets ready to land Sept. 13, 2013, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah An F-35 Lightning II launches an AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) over a military test range off the California coast The F-35 Lightning II makes its first appearance March 10, 2014, at Luke Air Force Base The first Royal Australian air force F-35A Lightning II jet arrived Dec. 18, 2014, at Luke Air Force Base, AZ

F-35B (SVTOL - Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing)

F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II F-35B test aircraft BF-3 dropping an inert 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition over an Atlantic Ocean test range from an internal weapons bay F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Lightning II F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft during a formation flying qualities test F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft during a formation flying qualities test F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft BF-3 with inert AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles over the Atlantic Test Ranges F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft BF-3 with inert AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles over the Atlantic Test Range F-35B test aircraft BF-3 completes the first aerial weapons release of an inert 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb F-35B Lightning II on a short take off and vertical landing mode An F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 prepares to make a vertical landing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ An F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 prepares to make a vertical landing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ An F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 prepares to make a vertical landing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ An F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 prepares to make a vertical landing at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ F-35B Lightning II F-35B Lightning II during a 500-pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided weapon separation tes An F-35B Lightning II aircraft undergoes testing aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during the second at-sea F-35 developmental test event An F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) An F-35B Lightning II aircraft lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during the second at-sea F-35 developmental test event An F-35B Lightning II aircraft takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during the second at-sea F-35 developmental test event. The flight deck crew secures an F-35B Lighting II aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) following testing An F-35B Lightning II aircraft prepares to land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). An F-35B Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft drops a GBU-32 guided munition during a live-fire weapons delivery test at Edwards Air Force Base, CA An F-35B Joint Strike Fighter completes a required wet runway and crosswind testing at Edwards Air Force Base, CA Two F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters complete vertical landings aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) An F-35B Lighting II lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1)

F-35C Carrier Variant Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)

The carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flies for the first time with external weapons An F-35C Lightning II is flown to evaluate the aircraft's flying qualities with the internal weapons bays open loaded with AIM-120 Advanced Medium-range air-to-air missiles F-35C Lightning II aircraft An F-35C Lightning II from the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 undergoes pre-flight avionics diagnostics by Lockheed Martin technicians The F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter performs the first F-35C weapon separation by releasing the 500-pound inert Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) 12 over an Atlantic test range An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter conducts a touch and go landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters conducts the first catapult launches aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters makes an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68



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