An F‑35B Lightning II flight test aircraft conducts the first developmental test flight carrying four SPEAR 3 missiles at Pax River F-35 Integrated Test Force, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, on Jan. 20. The test supports integration of the UK’s next‑generation precision strike weapon. (Photo by Dane Wiedmann, F‑35 ITF/Lockheed Martin)
| Date Taken: | 01.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.21.2026 10:19 |
| Photo ID: | 9700531 |
| VIRIN: | 260120-O-DD272-5045 |
| Resolution: | 2400x3000 |
| Size: | 1.83 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 35 |
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