A Year of Debuts.

The article reports on the continued domination of the Lockheed Martin F-35 project in the global fighter market as of December 2014. Topics include is the U.S. Marine Corps' initial-operational-capability date for its F-35B unit, foreign military sales' interest in how well the F-35's entry into the service goes, and Italy's plan to roll out its first jet built at the Cameri facility. Also mentioned is the progress of Russia's Sukhoi toward its operational debut of the T-50 fighter.