ANN REALTIME REPORTING 12.13.06 1115 EST:
Representatives with Lockheed Martin tell ANN the first
production-spec F-35 Lightning II successfully completed all ground
taxi tests Tuesday, paving the way for its inaugural flight.
A US Marine CH-53E Super Stallion (file photo of type below)
conducting routine passenger and cargo operations in Iraq's Anbar
province made a hard landing on Monday injuring 18 according to a
statement from the US military.
Some good news for Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter
program. Three countries have joined the production and support
phase of the stealthy F-35 Lightning II.
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