We talked about the F-35’s current and future capabilities; differences with the F-16 in the SEAD and CAS missions; and much more, with Lockheed Martin’s test pilot Monessa “Siren” Balzhiser.
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 ...
Business Insider recently sat down with a test pilot for the F-35 stealth fighter jet. She explained what it was like to jump from flying older F-16s to the fifth-generation aircraft. The biggest ...
F-35 test pilots are starting the aircraft's engine and simulating takeoffs in extreme cold temperatures with special arctic gear as a way to prepare the stealth fighter to perform in combat. The ...
F-35 Lightning IIs are being delivered to testing facilities again as production returns to normal after a dramatic crash on a Texas runway late last year grounded new models of the fighter jet. The F ...
An F-35A takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Jan. 6, 2023, in the first test flight of an F-35 loaded with Technology Refresh 3 hardware and software upgrades. (U.S. Air Force) ...