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In one of his first initiatives after being named as Secretary of Defense, General Mattis signed a memo today demanding a “detailed assessment to reduce associated program costs” of the F-35 Lightning II program. While calling for “significantly reduced” F-35 costs the memo even calls for a review that compares the operational capabilities of the […]
It is being reported that a competition will be held to determine which aircraft, the A-10 Thunderbolt II or the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter is better suited for the close air support (CAS) mission. The Department of Defense’s Operational Test and Evaluation Office will oversee the competition which may happen in 2018. The duel was mandated by […]
It is being reported that a competition will be held to determine which aircraft, the A-10 Thunderbolt II or the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter is better suited for the close air support (CAS) mission. The Department of Defense’s Operational Test and Evaluation Office will oversee the competition which may happen in 2018. The duel was mandated by […]
The Air Force has been practicing for the Presidential Inauguration. Four Air Force jets, representing multiple generations of fighters rehearsed the fly over at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. One F-15 Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw AFB, South Carolina, an F-22 Raptor from JB Langley-Eustis, […]
The US just put China on notice by making the first-ever permanent forward deployment of US Marine Corps F-35Bs to Iwakuna, Japan. But while the plane has revolutionary radar-evading capability, China has some tricks up its sleeve as well. The F-35B has only just gone online with initial operational capability. Basing them in Asia, where China and the incoming Trump administration have […]
The Air Force has been practicing for the Presidential Inauguration. Four Air Force jets, representing multiple generations of fighters rehearsed the fly over at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. One F-15 Strike Eagle from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, an F-16 Fighting Falcon from Shaw AFB, South Carolina, an F-22 Raptor from JB Langley-Eustis, […]
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) announced the first night flight of their F-35I Adir stealth fighters. Monday, two F-35I aircraft took off for their first night flight only a month after the IAF took delivery of them. “We are performing a night flight very quickly in comparison to other aircraft that were integrated in the […]
After meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson said she would increase jobs in their Fort Worth F-35 facility by 1,800 and find ways to lower the cost of the aircraft. We are going to increase our jobs in Fort Worth by 1,800 jobs and when you think about the […]
After meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson said she would increase jobs in their Fort Worth F-35 facility by 1,800 and find ways to lower the cost of the aircraft. “We are going to increase our jobs in Fort Worth by 1,800 jobs and when you think about the […]
Pentagon test director Michael Gilmore reported to Congress that he expects the F-35 to slip months behind on initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E). The F-35 was originally supposed to begin IOT&E in August of 2017 but now it is forecast to not begin until late 2018 or even 2019. Gilmore stated that early production models of […]
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James released a statement saying that the Air Force has selected NAS Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas as the preferred location for the first reserve F-35 unit. The statement suggested that the base could receive aircraft as soon as the mid 2020’s. “We selected the Air Force Reserve unit […]
Pentagon test director Michael Gilmore reported to Congress that he expects the F-35 to slip months behind on initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E). The F-35 was originally supposed to begin IOT&E in August of 2017 but now it is forecast to not begin until late 2018 or even 2019. Gilmore stated that early production models of […]
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