The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic stealth strike fighters. A multirole combat aircraft designed for both air superiority and strike missions, it also has electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and …

Nov 29, 2022 · While there are plenty of photographs showing the Lightning stealth jets releasing flares, there very few one showing the ALE-70 door open. The ALE-70 is a towed radio frequency...

6 days ago · A Norwegian F-35A intercepts a Russian Tu-142 Bear-F in September 2024. (Image credit: Forsvaret) While this policy doesn’t constitute a “kill switch,” it amplifies fears of U.S. control ...

Oct 3, 2023 · Among its many defensive aids, the stealthy F-35 features traditional expendable infrared countermeasures housed behind doors.

Jan 5, 2020 · Why were the F-35's lift fan doors redesigned from those used during flight tests? The original design had two main doors which opened to each side, rather than the “car hood” style door used in production F-35B aircraft.

Mar 14, 2012 · After the F-35A CTOL (Conventional Take Off and Landing) with external stores, and the F-35 B flying for the first time with external weapons, including a never seen before white 25 mm gun pod...

Aug 1, 2022 · This is an interesting phenomenon noted for F-35B aircraft during vertical flight and vertical landing. They will do so with their weapons bay doors partially opened.

May 15, 2019 · Collins Aerospace builds the F-35 weapons bay door drive system at the company’s plant in Wolverhampton, U.K.–the only location equipped to service the system. The latter has 60 components and is designed to open and close the weapons bay door within seconds to allow the aircraft to retain its stealth.

Mar 29, 2024 · Patria and Lockheed Martin have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for direct work within Finland´s F-35 industrial participation program. This agreement includes the establishment of a production line for F-35 landing gear doors at Patria’s facility in Jämsä, Finland.

Mar 27, 2024 · Patria and Lockheed Martin signed their second Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for direct work within Finland´s F-35 industrial participation programme. This MoA provides the contractual framework for the stand-up and qualification of a landing gear doors production line at Patria’s Halli facility in Jämsä, Finland.