Edwards AFB News

  • JSF decontamination testing draws to close

    The Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force will pull an F-16 out of a special hangar Saturday, marking the culmination of a series of unique tests here.The F-16 was used as a surrogate for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to test Department of Defense chemical and biological decontamination methods

  • JSF executive officer drops by 461st FLTS

    Lt. Col. George Schwartz, 461st Flight Test Squadron commander (left), presents Vice Admiral David J. Venlet with a commemorative flag and photo on behalf of the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force. Venlet is the program executive officer for the F-35 Lightning II Program. He stopped by the

  • JSF ITF overcomes hurdles to jump into night flying

    Flying off into the sunset has new meaning for the 461st Flight Test Squadron. Reaching another milestone in the test program, the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force completed the first F-35A Lightning II night flight, Jan. 18.Taking off just before sunset, the aircraft flew test points in

  • JSF ITF reaches historic sortie milestone at ‘lightning’ speed

    The Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force, which oversees all three test variants of the F-35 Lightning II, has proved its resolve to test and equip the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps with their latest fifth-generation fighter. This is evidenced by achieving a historical milestone

  • JSF ITF: Year in Review

    the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Integrated Test Force (ITF) is responsible for developmental test of the world’s most advanced 5th generation fighter, the F-35 Lightning II. In 2019, as part of the Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System team, the ITF won the coveted Collier Trophy for “for the

  • JSF pilot ensemble designed to keep out CB agents

    After several tests over the past six months to contaminate and decontaminate an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with simulated chemical and biological agents, the 461st Flight Test Squadron has now moved forward to testing a suit ensemble designed to protect the pilot from those threats. “Over a decade

  • JSF spotlights developmental test and evaluation accomplishments at Edwards

    The Air Force Flight Test Center opened its gates to the media Aug. 27 to showcase developmental testing and evaluation at Edwards with an up-close look at the Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force.About a dozen reporters and photographers were escorted to the flightline where they witnessed

  • JSF tailhook testing begins at Edwards

    When most people hear "tailhook" they think of U.S. Navy planes and aircraft carriers. However, almost all U.S. combat aircraft have a tailhook.That also goes for the Air Force's new F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. The JSF Integrated Test Force here conducted the first set of tests for the F-35A's