Here we go …. Asking you for money … yet again. I honestly thought that our fund raising effort in August 2015 would have been the last time we would have to ask for money. At that time, Jim Dumont, our lawyer, had given us his best estimate on what the costs would be for […]
By Bob Logan July 29 2016 In May, Consultant Lt. Gen. (Ret) Gene Santarelli traveled to Lockheed Martin Co. manufacturing facility in Dallas to get an update on F-35 noise and safety data. F-35 Noise data in Comparison to F-16 C/D From Edwards AFB tests Sept., 2013 [FULL ARTICLE – Pages 14-17]
By Eileen Andreoli July 25, 2016 Did you see it? The State of Vermont’s official website now displays the banner, “Welcome to Vermont – Future Home of the F-35 Stealth Bomber/Fighter Jet!!!” Yes, Gov. Peter Shumlin, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch and all the way down to Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger […]
By Andrea Shalal July 15, 2016 After 15 years of cost overruns and technical delays, the Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-35 fighter jet is now knocking out “enemy” forces in combat exercises and surviving attacks in a way that even U.S. military officials say they did not expect. The new stealthy warplane wowed crowds at […]
By Valerie Insinna August 8, 2016 The Air Force’s first F-35 squadron has completed all preparations necessary to declare the joint strike fighter combat capable, and sources say an initial operating capability declaration is due within days. Twelve jets have received the modifications necessary for IOC, 21 combat- mission-ready pilots are available, and the maintenance […]
By Phillip Swarts July 25, 2016 The Air Force’s newest multi-role fighter, the F-35 Lightning II, could deploy to Iraq and Syria very soon if called upon, and before too long will be sent around the world, said Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the head of Air Combat Command. “The minute I declare initial operational capability, if […]
By Nate Carlisle July 27, 2016 The United States’ newest fighter jet, and pilots and maintainers from Utah, are almost capable of deploying to a war zone, officers from Hill Air Force Base said Wednesday. In a conference call with reporters, the commanders said the F-35 and the personnel performed well in recent mock deployments […]
By Valerie Insinna July 25, 2016 The first overseas Air Force base to get the F-35 joint strike fighter is making preparations for the jet’s arrival in the early 2020s, but its commander is worried that the service will not be able to build the new facilities needed to beddown the plane as quickly as […]
August 22, 2016 The Air Force will soon stand up interim F-16 training units to increase pilot output, the service announced Aug. 11. “We need to increase our pilot production, and soon we will announce the stand up of new F-16 training units,” Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James told reporters at a State of […]
By Gareth Corfield August 1, 2016 US restrictions on the F-35 fighter jet’s targeting system will make it “almost impossible” for training to be carried out in the UK, the Ministry of Defence fears – but its press office insists the constraints are normal. The F-35’s electro-optical targeting system (EOTS) includes a target designator laser […]