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  • Edwards readies for Joint Strike Fighter testing

    04/27/2007 6:04:03 PM PDT · by Jet Jaguar · 35 replies · 943+ views
    American Forces Press Service ^ | 4/27/2007 | Donna Miles
    4/27/2007 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNEWS) -- All systems are moving toward "go" here as officials prepare for upcoming tests on the next-generation strike fighter, the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. A new mission control room opened its doors earlier this month, equipped so the Integrated Test Force will be able to monitor real-time performance of the aircraft during its test missions here beginning this fall. The long-awaited aircraft, the first to be developed within the Defense Department to meet the needs of three services, promises state-of-the-art technology at a cost officials say simply couldn't be matched...