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Air Force moves Boeing F-47 toward test flights before 2028 debut

The U.S. Air Force has moved Boeing’s F-47 into detailed engineering, integration and testing, advancing the planned ...
The Aviationist

Meteor BVRAAM Nears F-35A Flight Testing

The F-35A completed ground vibration testing and fit checks at Edwards Air Force Base ahead of the beginning of flight testing. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has announced the completion of a ...
The Aviationist

First Images of F-35 Carrying AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Released

The U.S. Navy has started the testing of the LRASM anti-ship weapon on the F-35C, with the first captive carry test flights in early September to evaluate the integration of the weapon and the ...
Defense One

F-35 test squadron works to wring out upgrade problems

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California—With deliveries of new F-35s on hold while bugs are worked out of a planned upgrade, the plane’s lead test squadron is doing its part to spot problems where the new ...
Defense One

F-35 crash shrinks a tiny test fleet under stress

The Lightning II that crashed on Tuesday was one of very few F-35 developmental test aircraft, exacerbating a shortage that has in the past led to program delays. The aircraft, which was en route from ...
Defense News

F-47 program producing test aircraft, on schedule for 2028 flight

U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office, March 2025, announcing the sixth-generation F-47 program. (Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The U.S. Air ...