The US Air Force has successfully restored an F-35A Lightning II by merging two damaged jets, saving over $74 million.
Franken-bird”: The US Air Force has used sections from two damaged aircraft to restore an F-35 to combat-ready status.
After more than a year of work, engineers and maintenance experts from the US Air Force and Lockheed Martin successfully flew ...
Like the fictional Frankenstein's work, it took some creativity to transform the two damaged F-35 Lightning IIs into a single and operational fighter.
An F-35A fighter jet was refueled and loaded with four missiles simultaneously while keeping its engine running during a test ...
Poland's transition to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Husarz combat aircraft has officially been launched with the commencement of pilot training in the United States, ...
Combining major structures from separate F-35s to build a fully operational plane is an Air Force first. Both these damaged jets would've otherwise ended up as ...
One can safely consider Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program part of that. The current Premier of British Columbia – a rough equivalent to a United States governor – in David Eby with work experience as a ...
After a lengthy restoration started with a feasibility study in 2020, the F-35 AF-5269 was sent to Lockheed Martin for final certifications before ...
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is under increasing pressure from the United States to choose between Lockheed Martin's F-21 and ...