defence-aerospace.com republishes all the press releases about 17(R) Sqn in full - from MoD, RAF and RN
UK F-35 Lightning II Testing Begins In the US
But it rather sniffily adds an editorial comment that might be apt
Although it is called “operational testing,” the work planned for the RAF’s 17 Squadron in California will be severely limited by the fact that no F-35 built to date has demonstrated any operational capabilities to test.
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