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F-35 Completes Joint Simulation Environment Testing

Frank Wolfe

Friday, September 29th, 2023

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F-35 Completes Joint Simulation Environment Testing

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 34th Fighter Generation Squadron sit on the flight line at Savannah Air National Guard Base, Ga. on Sept. 11 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter has completed the final 64 runs of Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) testing--known as "Runs for Score"--needed for a full-rate production decision, the F-35 Joint Program Office said on Sept. 29. The requirement has been for the F-35 to go up against modern, fielded threats in those 64 JSE runs, which were to finish in September, 2020. "F-35 Runs for Score in the JSE and initial trial validation were completed on September 21," the F-35…

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