F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

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F-35B with spin recovery chute is used as a safety device for high angle of attack testing.

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F-35B, VMFA-121, based to Yuma MCS, normaly end 2015 the first frontline operationnal unit on this fighter.
Now get 6 F-35B, final staffing 16.

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^^^ Huh? Is South Korea getting the F-35?

 

[Jeff Head]

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^^^ Huh? Is South Korea getting the F-35?

Nothing official yet...but getting close.

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(Reuters) - South Korea is nearing a decision to buy some Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-35 fighter jets, but may keep its options open for a limited purchase of Boeing Co's (BA.N) F-15, sources familiar with the country's fighter competition said on Wednesday.

South Korean officials could announce their plans as early as November to secure the funding needed to ensure initial deliveries of the F-35 in 2017, according to multiple sources who were not authorized to speak publicly. They cautioned that the decisions were not yet final, and an announcement could still be postponed if the decision-making process hits a snag.

South Korea's fighter competition has been closely watched given its importance to Boeing, which is keen to extend its F-15 production line beyond 2018, and to Lockheed, which is trying to drive down the price of the F-35 by securing more buyers.

Boeing's new F-15 Silent Eagle model was the only bid that came in under South Korea's budget cap of 8.3 trillion won ($7.2 billion). But Seoul last month rejected that offer and said it needed a fifth-generation warplane that is nearly invisible to enemy radar - a move widely seen as an endorsement of the F-35.

 

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 22, 2013) The F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, piloted by Marine Corps Capt. Justin Carlson, assigned to Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., performs the first F-35C weapon separation by releasing the 500-pound inert Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) 12 over an Atlantic test range. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

 

[navyreco]

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The F-35 Lightning II executed its first live-fire launch of a guided air-to-air missile over a military test range off the California coast on Oct. 30, 2013. The AIM-120 advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) was fired from an F-35A conventional take-off and landing variant test aircraft. Test data and observers confirmed the F-35 identified and targeted an aerial drone target with its mission systems sensors, passed the target "track" information to the missile, and launched the AIM-120 from the aircraft to engage the drone. After launch, the missile successfully acquired the target and followed an intercept flight profile. Moments before the missile was about to destroy the target, a self-destruct signal was sent to the AIM-120 in order to preserve the aerial drone for use in future tests.

 

[navyreco]

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in order to preserve the aerial drone for use in future tests.

Budget cuts to blame again ?

 

[Air Force Brat]

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Ahhh Roger, Fox 2, Fox 2, target acquired, Kablamo! brat out

 

[Air Force Brat]

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in order to preserve the aerial drone for use in future tests.

Budget cuts to blame again ?

Not necessarily, I would be the first to blame the BHO team, they are a mess, but in all honesty drones are very expensive, and this was the first test, prolly not a difficult kill, as the stakes go up an difficulty of the kill escalates, they will KILL this drone, but not on the first shot, but it will be a glorious death, make no mistake! brat

and the drone will fight for its life, trust me, some little drone driver will give them a run for their money!