Both JSF teams claim historic firsts in latest tests of STOVL capabilities

Joint Strike Fighter demonstration aircraft of both competitors are preparing to vault new hurdles after advancing in their STOVL flight testing. The Lockheed Martin-led team's X-35B demonstrator took off vertically from a Palmdale, Calif., hover pit June 25, sustained a hover for "about two minutes...

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