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Aviation Week & Space Technology 2012-04-23

VOL. 174 NO. 15 April 23, 2012

The World

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U.K.'s First F-35 Flies

Apr 23, 2012
The first flight of the U.K.'s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter sets in motion a process that should see the first two international buyers begin to take possession of their aircraft. Lockheed Martin on April 15 completed a 45-min. mission of BK-1. It is the first of two F-35Bs the U.K. is to due receive this year, with delivery expected during the summer. The test aircraft will be used eventually by the U.K. at Eglin AFB, Fla., as part of the training and operational test program there. The U.K. is buying three test aircraft. BK-1 and BK-2 have been built.