Tag: Edwards Air Force Base

Lockheed Martin Has Built The 1000th F-35

AviationJanuary 17, 2024

The 1000th F-35 Lighting II jet will be delivered once it receives the necessary TR-3 hardware and final TR-3 software. Lockheed Martin confirmed it has...

New in 2024: With first B-21 flight done, Northrop eyes next contract

DefenseDecember 29, 2023

WASHINGTON — The B-21 Raider took to the air for the first time in November, nearly a year after its public debut in California....

Frigid cold, searing heat: Extreme weather lab to push T-7’s limits

DefenseDecember 26, 2023

WASHINGTON — Within the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, the Air Force subjects aircraft and other systems to the...

Pentagon’s commercial tech arm to ramp up role in military innovation

DefenseDecember 4, 2023

WASHINGTON — When Joby Aviation’s first electric air taxi landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in late September, it was more than a...

Lockheed Martin flies first production F-35s equipped with TR-3 upgrade

DefenseNovember 30, 2023

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Upgraded F-35s fly with partial software as DOD hunts for delivery fix

DefenseNovember 21, 2023

WASHINGTON — The first production F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with an early, incomplete version of the software powering a key upgrade was flown last...

The First Flight Of The B-21 Revealed Some Interesting Details Of The New Bomber

AviationNovember 11, 2023

Here are all the interesting things we have noticed in the images of the B-21’s first flight. At 6:51 a.m on Nov. 10, 2023, local...

Everything You Need To Know (And See) About The Historic First Flight Of The B-21

AviationNovember 10, 2023

We have noticed a lot of interesting details in the photos and videos of the new B-21 Raider bomber during its first flight. At 6:51...

First T-7 trainer lands at Edwards Air Force Base for test flights

DefenseNovember 9, 2023

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s first T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft on Wednesday landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, where it...

First T-7A Red Hawk Arrives At Edwards Air Force Base

AviationNovember 9, 2023

The arrival marks the formal start of the Air Force’s developmental flight test campaign for the new trainer aircraft. After struggling with multiple delays, the...