The United States and Australia have completed a first-of-its-kind F-35A flight test that could help future weapons reach frontline squadrons faster. Conducted in late April and announced by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on June 19, the trial involved the first joint Weapon Fill Measurement Vehicle (WFMV) flight aboard an F-35A Lightning II. While no new missile or bomb was being tested, the sortie generated engineering data that could …