Military Prepares to Accept F-35s Without Radars

stlbeacon.org - 3/21/2026

The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with ballast, rather than an advanced radar in its nose, flew an acceptance flight the last week of February, Air & Space Forces Magazine has learned. The F-35B successfully completed the test flight at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas, facility, a required step before the U.S. military could accept delivery of jets without their advanced radar.

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