F-35 Performs First Night Flight

The first night flight in the history of the Lockheed Martin F-35 program was completed on Jan. 19, 2012 in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Piloted by Lockheed Martin Test Pilot Mark Ward, AF-6, an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, launched at 5:05 p.m. PST and landed after sunset at 6:22 p.m.

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[greydotjaguar]

@LockheedMartinVideos One of the biggest company in the US don't have HD equipment to promote their videos.......

[jesuo1982]

not operational until 2025...... insert coin....

[Tobriep81]

I don't want to sound like an unpatriotic asshole but for the price of this plane I'd expect more. I'm simply not impressed, I say build better F-16s with newer upgrades!

[3IDLukeK]

all you people arguing about whos plane is better in a dogfight needs to realise, that the whole point of this plane is to never let it get to a dogfight, let alone let the enemy know its even there

[FrostWhiskerCat]

impresor37, I think that you don't realize that even if the flanker is better in a dogfight, which it will be about equal to the f-22 and maybe better than the 35, the American fighters still have the advantage in that they are undetectable by Russian radar. also, remember that they said that the mig 29 was as good as the f-15, but 5 of them were blown out of the sky in the gulf war, compared to the f-15's 0 combat losses ever. the f-35 was designed to be as good as the f-16, but with stealth. w

[666kremsun666]

Кстати,Су-35бм/с сбил на глазах генералов ВВС США ф-35!!! Так что это легкий бомбардировщик 4-го поколения!!! )

[impresor37]

@HerculesRockefellerr we better wait until the f-35 and the pak fa are combat ready and the raptor and the flankers are deployed and see action, until then all arguing is completely useless, only when all those fighters go head to head in the battlefield we will know the truth, we will see it in CNN, thanks for your replys.

[HerculesRockefellerr]

@impresor37 Dont be so quick to write off the F-35 and believe the hype about flankers which are in reality totaly unproven. Pak Fa is alread having big problems in devolpment and its avionics will be nowhere near the F-35.

[impresor37]

@HerculesRockefellerr so is better for them to stop the f-35 and get more many more F-22 planes being the only plane able to deal with the flankers, if they dont do so their air superiority will be seriously jeopardized, i hope they can come up with some solution to this important issue.