February 6, 201610 yr First Atlantic crossing by an Italian-built F-35A: http://www.defensenews.com/story/breaking-news/2016/02/05/f-35-makes-first-transatlantic-crossing/79901306/
February 19, 201610 yr First Atlantic crossing by an Italian-built F-35A: http://www.defensenews.com/story/breaking-news/2016/02/05/f-35-makes-first-transatlantic-crossing/79901306/ That is great news, maybe the Italians will try crossing the International Date Line and see if they need give the parachute a workout.
March 1, 201610 yr Author Norwegian pilot counters leaked F-35 dogfight report (Flight Global) For some reason I lean towards the credibility of Lockmart's own test pilot rather than a pilot from the ranks of its staunchest export customer.
March 8, 201610 yr New, a radar problem to be solved in March 2016?: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/08/radar-glitch-requires-f-35-fighter-jet-pilots-to-turn-it-off-and-on-again
March 25, 201610 yr The next week one of the first public performances of F-35A, at Luke AFB: impossible to paste link because mobike interface issues
April 1, 201610 yr On 1 April 2016, "Citing multiple issues, the United Kingdom have announced their intention to scrap plans to purchase F-35" https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-cancels-f-35-purchase/
April 5, 201610 yr SPICE-1000 Mk83 (weapon entry 18778) to be integrated in Israelis F-35I: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2016/04/04/israel-seeks-greater-autonomy-f-35-fighter-force/82619792/
April 8, 201610 yr Apparently the maneouver capability and agility of F-35 has not increased as promised the last months, I think it's even less than some months ago!!! (flights at Luke AFB early April 2016): Afterburner pass: Heritage flight with P-38 Lighting: DOWN HERE F-35 starts at 5:12, and at last do some maneouvers from 6:29:
April 27, 201610 yr Author F-35 chief considers fix for troubling Block 3i software faults (Flight Global)
May 12, 201610 yr Author F-35 Wins Denmark Competition: Trounces Super Hornet, Eurofighter (Breaking Defense) Danish MOD Summary (pdf)
May 15, 201610 yr The Danish selection of F-35A is based only on mathematic models!!! http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/f-35-beats-every-other-fighter-jet-in-scandinavian-air-1776511111
May 16, 201610 yr Common elements of F-35 variants limited to some 20-25%, mainly in the cockpit area: http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-f-35-stealth-fighters-dirty-little-secret-now-out-the-16211
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