Author: Jason Starr, Williston Observer Date: May 9, 2026 UVM math and statistics professor Richard Single is surveying residents in Williston and other communities near Burlington International Airport to gather population-level data on how F-35 fighter jet noise affects daily life. The survey, which had received about 2,000 responses since mid-April, asks residents how often […]
Author: Aaron CalvinDate: March 2, 2026 The article reports that the Pentagon confirmed the Vermont Air National Guard, including the 158th Fighter Wing, is in the Middle East supporting U.S. and Israeli military action against Iran. It says the unit had first been mobilized for action tied to Venezuela, then was redirected across the Atlantic […]
Article Author: Kevin McCallumArticle Date: February 7, 2026 Summary The article reports that members of the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Air Wing, recently deployed to Puerto Rico as part of U.S. operations connected to Venezuela, have likely been redeployed to the Middle East. Public flight data, aviation reporting, and accounts from a Guard family […]
Article author: Filip TimotijaArticle date: February 4, 2026 Summary:Canada is reconsidering its long-planned purchase of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets as trade tensions with Washington deepen. Although Ottawa committed in 2022 to buying 88 aircraft, delays, rising costs, and political friction with President Donald Trump have pushed Prime Minister Mark Carney to review the deal. Canadian […]
Article Author: Ethan WeinsteinArticle Date: December 15, 2025 The Vermont Air National Guard is preparing to deploy F-35A fighter jets to the Caribbean as part of a U.S. military operation linked to rising tensions with Venezuela. The deployment, associated with Operation Southern Spear, has drawn strong criticism from Vermont’s congressional delegation, who argue that the […]
Author: Stephen LoseyDate: September 3, 2025 Summary: The Pentagon has scaled back its ambitious F-35 Block 4 modernization program in response to escalating costs, production delays, and supply chain issues, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit. The report concludes that years of missed deadlines, cost overruns, and software instability have forced officials […]
Nathan Solis, Staff Writer July 31, 2025 SummaryA U.S. Navy F‑35C “Rough Raiders” fighter jet crashed in a fiery blaze into a cotton field near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California on the evening of July 30, 2025. The pilot ejected safely, was located in a nearby field with his parachute, and transported to a […]
Stephen Losey May 22, 2025 The U.S. Air Force is structuring its Boeing-built F-47 sixth-generation fighter program so the service, not the contractor, owns the jet’s mission-system architecture and intellectual property. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin told senators this “government reference architecture” will let the Air Force swap in new software, sensors, […]
Stephen Losey May 29, 2025 Lockheed Martin plans to “super-charge” the F-35 by porting elements of its abandoned sixth-generation NGAD bid into the current fighter. Over the next two-to-three years the company expects to introduce upgraded stealth coatings and minor shape changes that lower radar and infrared signatures, add advanced electronic-warfare, networking and autonomy features that […]
I was invited to speak at the June 14 No Kings rally at the Burlington Waterfront. Given my military background, the 50501 organizing group wanted me to speak on military matters, which I did. Unlike most of the other speakers at the rally, I did not focus on Trump. That’s because the Trump administration’s approach […]