Lockheed Martin [LMT] last week reached its 2010 goal of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter 394 test flights, a target jointly established by the Pentagon and the company. Since the first flight of the F-35 on Dec.15, 2006, the program has logged a total of 531 flights, expanding the performance envelope of the three F-35 variants and testing the mission systems, Lockheed Martin said yesterday. "We exceeded our 394-flight goal and expect to meet our overall test-point goal this year by…
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