F-35 Lightning II Brings 5th Generation Capabilities to the Navy

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F-35 Lightning II Brings 5th Generation Capabilities to the Navy:

"WASHINGTON, May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) executive said Friday that the 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II will help meet the challenges of future forces across the range of military operations.

'The F-35 was designed to operate and survive in high-threat battlespace defined by advanced surface-to-air missile systems, and while outnumbered by top-of-the-line 4th generation fighters - a distinct probability for future combat scenarios faced by naval aviators,' said Steve O'Bryan, vice president of Lockheed Martin F-35 Business Development. 'The F-35 will incorporate the most advanced net-enabled mission systems, sensor and communications suite ever fielded in a fighter aircraft. It will be a key node in the kind of information-collection and distribution networks so valuable to sea, land and air forces today and in the future.'"

Second Lockheed Martin F-35B STOVL Fighter Achieves Successful First Flight

Second Lockheed Martin F-35B STOVL Fighter Achieves Successful First Flight:

"FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) second short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B Lightning II accomplished its first flight on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The aircraft, known as BF-2, joins a conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A and another STOVL F-35B that already have logged a combined total of 84 flights."