AviationWeek.com
June 9, 2014
F-35 Marks Test And Production Progress
Guy Norris
AWIN First

FORT WORTH – As preparations continue for the first overseas deployment of the F-35B to the U.K., Lockheed Martin has marked the delivery of the 101st aircraft and is working on more than 80 additional Joint Strike Fighters in various states of completion between long-lead assembly and final power-up.


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And just think. 101 aircraft. NONE of them have working....go-to-war functions verified through a rigorous operational test program....almost 13 years after contract award. 80 more in various stages of production. And this:

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"The Marines will enter service with Block 2B capability, which incorporates 95% of the planned warfighting capability," Lockheed says. "We will complete -2B testing by the end of this year and will complete the paperwork for the Marine Corps IOC in mid-2015."


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So. No working gun, 2 AMRAAMs, 2x JDAM or 2x PAVEWAY and (2 external AIM-9?) is 95 percent of the capability?

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