By LEE FERRAN July 1, 2015 The makers of one of the most expensive weapons programs in history went on the defensive today, saying a recent report on the F-35 fighter jet’s failures in old-school dogfighting against a decades-old, much cheaper legacy fighter “does not tell the whole story.” The report in question, posted on […]
F-16 fighter jet, small plane collide midair http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2015/07/07/officials-f16-cessna-c150-small-plane-collide-in-midair/29816379/ 2 killed when F-16, Cessna collide in midair over S.C. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/07/07/f16-crash-south-carolina/29815069/ NTSB: 2 killed when F-16, small plane crash; jet pilot safe http://m.aol.com/article/2015/07/07/officials-f-16-small-plane-collide-in-midair/21206155/ “Military aircraft usually are involved in at least one mishap a month on average, military aviation which is relatively safe can still be dangerous […]
by Sheila MacVicar May 15, 2015 BURLINGTON, Vt. – After years of delays and busted budgets, America’s most expensive weapons system – the F-35 fighter jet – is starting its service. With its stealthy design and millions of lines of computer code that act as a kind of artificial intelligence, it’s being hailed as the […]
Elizabeth Murray April 30, 2015 The City of Winooski officially filed Wednesday to join a lawsuit regarding an environmental impact statement issued by the U.S. Air Force for the F-35 fighter jets. The City Council had voted unanimously 10 days prior to join the U.S. District Court lawsuit after residents who voted on Town Meeting […]
By KELLY HUMPHREY April 28, 2015 EGLIN AFB — What a difference a few years make. In 2008, the city of Valparaiso sued the Air Force over access to information about the proposed stationing of F-35s at Eglin Air Force Base. At that time, the city was concerned about the possible negative impact of high […]
By Brian Everstine April 30, 2014 The House Armed Services Committee’s version of the fiscal 2015 defense authorization bill ignores the biggest budget fight of the year: the Air Force’s proposal to retire the A-10 attack jet and U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. The tactical air and land subcommittee’s markup of the bill, released Wednesday, does not […]
By Brian Everstine April 22, 2015 The Air Force wants a less costly next-generation aircraft for close air support to replace the A-10, but there is no funding available for it and there likely will not be in the future, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Wednesday . Given a better budget environment, the […]
By Brian Everstine April 28, 2015 If not allowed to retire the A-10, the Air Force says it will have to send F-16s to the boneyard and delay plans for the F-35 because there aren’t enough airmen to maintain both fighters. If lawmakers succeed in passing a bill requiring the Air Force to keep the […]
By Marina Malenic April 26, 2015 The Netherlands signed an agreement with Italy to provide engine maintenance for the latter’s F-35s, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence announced on 22 April. The Netherlands signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Italy in 2006 whereby Dutch F-35s would be assembled in Cameri, Italy, while Italian F-35 engine […]
By Rosalind Peterson March 11, 2014 U.S. Navy Escalates Warfare Testing in the Pacific, Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico 2013-2015 – In the above video Rosalind Peterson, on March 11, 2014, discusses the escalation and expansion of U.S. Navy Warfare Testing and the areas in which the U.S. Navy is current conducting Live-Fire Warfare Experimental Testing in the […]