In late 1965, NASA's Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base acquired a McDonnell F-4A Phantom II, Bureau Number 145313, to conduct several short research programs, including serving as a ...

NASA Boeing 727 tests in the 1970s revealed how wake vortices affect smaller aircraft, shaping modern separation rules for safer flight operations.

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Pax River ITF completed an initial flight test integrating the AGM-158C LRASM onto the F-35B Lightning II, following the first test on the F-35C in September 2024.