Eglin F-35 Fleet At 20 And Growing

Eglin F-35 Fleet At 20 And Growing
by Staff Writers
Fort Worth, TX (SPX) Oct 02, 2012

File image.

The 20th Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has been as delivered to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to support F-35 pilot and maintainer training taking place on the Emerald Coast.

BF-15, piloted by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Mike Rountree, left Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base at 10:39 a.m. CDT en route for a 90 minute ferry flight to Eglin.

The F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) jet is the fourteenth F-35 to ferry there this year. BF-15 is now assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing's Marine Fighter/Attack Training Squadron 501 with the host 33d Fighter Wing.

Related Links
Lockheed Martin
Aerospace News at SpaceMart.com

Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks

del.icio.us

Digg

Google

Brazil to delay jet decision until 2013, no favorite
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Sept 28, 2012
Brazil will postpone until next year a decision on a multi-billion-dollar contract to buy 36 next-generation fighter and there is currently no favorite, a government source said Friday. "The government budget does not include an outlay for the purchase of the jets, the decision is for 2013", the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP. The official added that there was no f ... read more

HP powers business tablet with Windows 8

'MindMeld' app anticipates people's needs

Search for element 113 concluded at last

Kodak dumps inkjet printers, more jobs

Raytheon to provide Joint Tactical Terminal radios with latest security features to US Navy

Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Extend BACN Communications Connectivity to the Tactical Edge

Hughes Awarded Custom SATCOM Solutions Contract by GSA

4 SOPS begins testing newest AEHF satellite

Ariane rocket launches two telecom satellites

Ariane 5 maintains Arianespace's track record of success with the launch of ASTRA 2F and GSAT-10

California Governor Signs the Spaceflight Liability and Immunity Act

Processing is underway with the next Automated Transfer Vehicle to be orbited by Arianespace

Northrop Grumman to Improve Performance of MEMS Inertial Sensors for DARPA

Lockheed Martin Delivers Propulsion Core for the First GPS III Satellite

China launches another 2 navigation system satellites

Improved positioning indoors

Eglin F-35 Fleet At 20 And Growing

Eurocopter unit inaugurates chopper plant in Brazil

Brazil to delay jet decision until 2013, no favorite

Poland seeking 70 new military helicopters: PM

Oscillating microscopic beads could be key to biolab on a chip

Japan Inc. comes together to save Renesas: report

Optical Waveguide Connects Semiconductor Chips

Single-atom writer a landmark for quantum computing

Apple CEO sorry for maps shortcomings

Landslide mapping in the Swiss Alps

China may toughen laws on 'illegal' mapping: state media

Radar altimetry gains altitude in Venice

Remarkable enzyme points the way to reducing nitric acid use in industry

Solving the stink from sewers

Measuring mercury levels: Nano-velcro detects water-borne toxic metals

Indonesian lives risked on 'world's most polluted' river

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement