By: Aero News Network Date: Mar 05, 2023 A Congressional Report highlighted significant failures in the F-35 program. In 2021, the TacAir study by the USAF indicated that the F-35 had failed to meet its objectives, with General Charles Q. Brown acknowledging its shortcomings. By 2023, the F-35 was flown less than the older F-15E […]
By: Megan Stewart Date: Nov 9, 2023 The Burlington City Council approved a 25-year lease extension with the Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG) at the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport on October 23. This decision was contentious and divided the council 8-4 along party lines. The extension allows VTANG to operate on 281 acres at […]
By: Patrick Crowley Date: October 24, 2023 The Burlington City Council has given the green light to a 25-year airport lease extension for the Vermont Air National Guard, allowing them to be headquartered at the city-owned Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport until 2073. This decision was made after a long and heated meeting, largely centered […]
By: COURTNEY LAMDIN Date: October 11, 2023 Jennifer Bouffard and her family, who live near the Burlington International Airport, rejected an offer from the airport to buy their home due to jet noise years ago. Since then, the louder F-35 jets have replaced the Vermont Air National Guard’s F-16s. Four years after the introduction of […]
By: Walt Amses Date: October 9, 2023 Walt Amses comments on the modern society’s dwindling attention span, exacerbated by the influx of information. Despite the distractions, he underscores a major but underreported incident: the U.S. military’s F-35 aircraft loss. After a malfunction, the pilot ejected over a suburban area and astonishingly contacted 911 instead of […]
By: JAMES POLLARD and TARA COPP, Associated Press Date: September 19, 2023 In North Charleston, South Carolina, a malfunction prompted the pilot of a $100 million F-35 stealth fighter jet to eject, leading him to parachute safely into a residential backyard. The plane then crashed in a forested area approximately 60 miles distant. The downed […]
By: Diane Michalski Turner Date: September 19, 2023 Retired Col. Roseanne Greco raises health and environmental concerns about the F-35 fighter jets stationed at Truax Field, based on a 2012 Air Force Environmental Impact Study. The study indicates that F-35 noise vibrations can cumulatively damage internal organs, particularly impacting children’s cognitive abilities. Defense analyst Pierre […]
By John Ismay, Jesus Jiménez and Christine Hauser Date: September 19, 2023 Debris from a missing F-35 jet was located in Williamsburg County, north of Charleston, South Carolina, a day after the Marine Corps lost sight of it post the pilot’s safe ejection. The discovery answered questions about the jet’s location, previously leading to speculation about its status […]
By Stephen Losey Wednesday, Jul 19, 2023 WASHINGTON — Problems with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s newest upgrades will cause the aircraft’s manufacturer to miss its 2023 delivery goal by up to roughly 50 jets, Lockheed Martin officials said Tuesday. The delays could bring down Lockheed’s revenue for 2023 by hundreds of millions of dollars. […]
By Rachel S. Cohen Thursday, Jul 27, 2023 An F-35A Lightning II fighter crashed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, last October when turbulent air confused its avionics, rendering the jet uncontrollable, an Air Force investigation has found. The nonfatal crash marks the second time an Air Force F-35A has been destroyed in an accident […]