By F-35 Milestone. The F-35 Lightning II program has wrapped up developmental flight tests for its system development and demonstration phase, according to the Defense Department’s joint program office and prime contractor Lockheed Martin. The tests, which involved more than 17,000 flight hours over more than 11 years, officially ended with the completion of a flight April 11 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland. The program is now preparing for its initial operational test and evaluation, which is expected…
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