Tuesday, July 5, 2011
F-35 Lightning II
The Government of Canada announces that the Canadian Forces will receive 65 fifth generation Joint Strike Fighter F-35 aircraft, beginning in 2016, as a replacement to its current fleet of CF-18s. (Photo credit: Cpl Darcy Lefebvre/DND-MDN Canada)
F-35 Lightning II
F-35 Lightning II
F-35 Lightning II
F-35 Lightning II
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley announced Lightning II as the F-35 name during a Joint Strike Fighter inauguration ceremony July 7 at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. at Fort Worth, Texas. The F-35 Lightning II is the next generation strike fighter bringing cutting-edge technologies to the battlespace of the future. The Lightning II features an advanced airframe, autonomic logistics, avionics, propulsion systems, stealth and firepower. (U.S. Navy photo/Chief Petty Officer Eric A. Clement)
F-35 Lightning II
The X-35, Joint Strike Fighter from Lockheed Martin nears completion of flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in 2001. The JSF is being built in three variants: a conventional take-off and landing aircraft (CTOL) for the US Air Force; a carrier based variant (CV) for the US Navy; and a short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft for the US Marine Corps and the Royal Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo)
F-35 Lightning II
F-35 Lightning II
F-35 Lightning II
F-35 Lightning II
F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter, the X-35C, nears completion of flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The concept demonstrator will move to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., for flight testing at sea level. Testing at NAS Patuxent River will give evaluators a more accurate picture of the JSF's carrier-suitability performance. The JSF has made 20 sorties at Edwards to field test carrier landings, expansion of the flight envelope and initiating tanker-qualification trials. (Courtesy photo)
F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator, the X-35A, broke the sound barrier Nov. 21, 2000, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The X-35A has finished flight testing and now is being re-fitted in nearby Palmdale to become the X-35B. (Courtesy photo by Tom Reynolds)
F-35 Lightning II
Lockheed Martin's X-35A Joint Strike Fighter Concept demonstrator broke the sound barrier Nov. 21, 2000, just 25 hours and 25 test flights into its airborne program at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The X-35A is being re-fitted into the X-35B and has begun ground testing in preparation for its short takeoff/vertical landing demonstrations. (Courtesy photo by Tom Reynolds)
Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon
A Royal Air Force mission struck a military complex in Tiji, Libya on Wednesday (25 May). One Tornado GR4 and one Typhoon FGR4 struck the facility with nine bombs. In a demonstration of the flexibility of the RAF's combination of Tornado and Typhoon, the mission was originally tasked to strike eight points. A ninth was added based on information received during the mission. The Typhoon dropped four Enhanced Paveway II bombs, the first time it has done that operationally, while the Tornado used five Paveway IV bombs, again a first for that aircraft. Both weapon types have both laser and GPS guidance for accuracy. All nine struck their intended target points on a Qadhafi regime storage facility. The strikes mean that RAF aircraft have struck 17 targets in deliberate operations in the past 36 hours, all of them direct hits. At the same time, the RAF has maintained its commitment to dynamic targeting missions. In that role they have destroyed Qadhafi regime artillery threatening Misurata. The complementary capabilities of the 1000lb Enhanced Paveway II and 500lb Paveway IV ensured that the storage facility was completely destroyed. (Photo: Eurofighter)
Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon
Eurofighter Typhoon
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