From Edwards AFB: F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing with AMRAAM datalink

F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing

af.mil 20 Nov '12, 6pm

From Edwards AFB: F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing with AMRAAM datalink

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- The Joint Strike Fighter began the integration phase of weapons testing Oct. 26, when the F-35A Conventional Takeoff and Landing aircraft successfully completed the first in-flight test with an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile. It was the first time a weapon communicated with the aircraft during flight using a data link. The program's milestone rounded out a successful month of flight test for the program, which also included inert weapons separation tests of both the AMRAAM and Joint Direct Attack Munition. "In October, we were able to begin weapons separation testing with the JDAM and AMRAAM," said Col. Roderick L. Cregier, 412th Test Wing, F-35 program manager. "We proved we can carry them safely and that the shapes, which matched the exact mass properties of the real weapons, could separate from the aircraft safe...

Full article: http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123327144

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@TeamMikeMorris » 27 Nov '12, 7pm
RT @AirmanMagazine: F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing [link]
@melyrind » 21 Nov '12, 3am
USAF: F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing [link]
@registas » 21 Nov '12, 3am
RT @Mossie633: ほら来た！F-35のAMRAAMのインテグレーション・テストが始まったって。海兵隊の飛行隊もできたし、このテストがうまく行けばしめたもの。 RT @thef35 [link]
@Mossie633 » 21 Nov '12, 3am
ほら来た！F-35のAMRAAMのインテグレーション・テストが始まったって。海兵隊の飛行隊もできたし、このテストがうまく行けばしめたもの。 RT @thef35 [link]
@xbox360newsnet » 20 Nov '12, 9pm
F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing: The F-35 Lighting II, Joint Strike Fighter began the integrati... [link]
@Gabriel64869839 » 20 Nov '12, 8pm
AMRAAM integration begins on F35 [link]
@ncarradossi » 20 Nov '12, 8pm
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@thef35 » 20 Nov '12, 7pm
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@USGovNews » 20 Nov '12, 6pm
[AF] F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing: The Joint Strike Fighter began the integration phase of w... [link]
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@64Whiskey » 20 Nov '12, 8pm
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@awhitingdorset » 20 Nov '12, 8pm
RT @thef35: From Edwards AFB: F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing with AMRAAM datalink | [link]
@veteransintel » 20 Nov '12, 6pm
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F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing

From Edwards AFB: F-35 begins integration phase of weapons testing with AMRAAM datalink

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