U.S. Air Force Faces Key Milestones In Clearing Awaited F-35 Upgrade

Two Lockheed Martin F-35s flying

The 461st Flight Test Sqdn. is tasked with performing 40 F-35 test flights per month.

Credit: Kyle Larson/U.S. Air Force
Long-awaited and much-needed upgrades to the Lockheed Martin F-35 should finally come this year, with deliveries of Block 4-capable aircraft expected. A small unit at the U.S. Air Force’s main test base has its work cut out for it to achieve that. At any time, the 461st Flight Test Sqdn. at Edwards...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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