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  • A military aircraft approaches a refueling boom.

    Defense Department Improves 'Ready for Issue' Rate for F-35 Parts

    The Defense Department has been working to improve issues that affect the ready-for-issue rate for F-35 joint strike fighter parts, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment told Congress.
  • Two T-7A test jets soar over St. Louis during a test flight, April 24, 2017. On April 30, 2020, the T-7A Test Team executed the first real-time Distributed Test Operations with the T-7A in a mission control room at Ridley Mission Control Center at Edwards AFB. The T-7A Red Hawk is part of the new advanced pilot training system for the U.S. Air Force that will train the next generation of pilots and is scheduled to replace the current T-38. (Credit: E.Shindelbower/BOEING COMPANY ● ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)

    Edwards AFB’s active April demonstrates continued test operations during COVID-19

    The month of April launched a new normal at Edwards Air Force Base. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, units around the base have taken steps to assure the mission continues while ensuring the health and safety of Airmen during this time of social distancing and teleworking.
  • The test site shown from a distance the morning of a static F-35 canopy test March 27, 2020, at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The unique test, performed by the 846th Test Squadron, 704th Test Group, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, required the canopy to be heat soaked to a very high, specific temperature range while controlling the internal temperature of the ejection seat and manikin within their much lower, temperature range. Additionally, large poles support a soft catch net to safely recover the ejection seat and manikin post-test with minimal damage to the test items. (U.S. Air Force photo by Timothy Gros)

    Second vendor F-35 canopy testing complete

    Testers from the Holloman High Speed Test Track, in conjunction with members of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office, Lockheed Martin, Martin Baker, and BAE Systems, successfully conducted an F-35 static ejection seat test to evaluate pilot survivability using a canopy transparency from a new manufacturer, March 27. The purpose of this test
  • Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander performs a high-speed pass in an F-35A Lightning II during the Arctic Lightning Airshow July 13, 2019, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. During the aerial maneuver, the jet reaches speeds of up to 750 miles per hour. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook)

    F-35 Joint Program Office honored with 2020 SecDef Environmental Award

    The Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health team received the honor for its actions to eliminate hazards associated with the production, operation and maintenance of the F-35 Lightning II.
  • Col. Brian Silkey, 419th Fighter Wing vice commander, shows off the F-35 helmet to an online audience during a "virtual field trip" to Hill Air Force Base, Utah

    419th Fighter Wing hosts F-35 virtual field trip

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah – With closures at schools across the nation due to COVID-19, the 419th Fighter Wing invited students to use their computers or cellphones to “visit” here for a virtual field trip today to see the Air Force’s newest fighter, the F-35 Lightning II.Col. Brian Silkey, the wing’s vice commander and longtime fighter pilot,
  • Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett delivers remarks during the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 27, 2020. The three-day event is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops with defense industry professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

    Barrett highlights space, modernization, alliances, people as pressing priorities

    Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett said Feb. 27 that successfully launching the Space Force while also modernizing the Air Force, strengthening ties with allies and partners and ensuring a culture of trust for Airmen and their families are the priorities that will drive the service into a successful future.
  • Col. Brian Laidlaw, 325th Fighter Wing commander, discusses the impact of Hurricane Michael during a rebuild town hall session at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 23, 2020.

    Tyndall leadership update Airmen and their families at rebuild town hall

    Air Force leaders from the 325th Fighter Wing and the Tyndall Program Management Office shared their vision of the “Installation of the Future” with Airmen, their families and base personnel at a standing room only town hall meeting Thursday.
  • A scope sits below an F135 engine ready to be used by a technician to inspect interior elements of the engine in an Arnold Engineering Development Complex Engine Test Facility test cell at Arnold Air Force Base between test runs. The F135 is undergoing Accelerated Mission Testing in the AEDC facility and is used to power the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jill Pickett)

    F135 returns to Arnold for testing in Sea Level facility

    The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine has returned to Arnold Engineering Development Complex for another round of testing, with a fresh engine component the focus of the latest efforts.The F135, which powers the F-35 Lightning II aircraft, is currently undergoing testing in one of the Sea Level Test Cells at Arnold. Since late June, a newly-designed fan
  • Members of the 6th Special Operations Squadron use a tablet to upload coordinates during an exercise showcasing the capabilities of the Advanced Battle Management System at Duke Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2019. During the first demonstration of the ABMS, operators across the Air Force, Army, Navy and industry tested multiple real-time data sharing tools and technology in a homeland defense-based scenario enacted by U.S. Northern Command and enabled by Air Force senior leaders. The collection of networked systems and immediately available information is critical to enabling joint service operations across all domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

    Military conducts first test of Advanced Battle Management System

    The Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat.
  • A Dutch bioenvironmental engineer attaches microphones to an F-35 maintainer prior to a testing session, led by acoustics experts in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing. Other members of the international team test air quality, all in efforts to provide a report about the safety of personnel and F-35s inside the hardened aircraft shelter. (Photo courtesy of Royal Netherlands Air Force)

    Safe from sound? AFRL experts collect data inside hardened aircraft shelters around the world

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Acoustics researchers in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing are collecting and delivering acoustics data from hardened aircraft shelters around the world—data that customers can then use to certify that F-35 fast-jet airframes and the personnel working inside are safe.Hardened
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