The Joint Strike Fighter is the most expensive weapons system ever developed. It is plagued by design flaws and cost overruns. It flies only in good weather. The computers that run it lack the software they need for combat. No one can say for certain when the plane will work as advertised. Until recently, the […]
Thursday, June 20th, 2013 Washington DC Journalist Sydney J Freedberg Jr. reports “Yesterday, at a subcommittee hearing attended by just half a dozen Senators, the Pentagon’s top weapons buyer made a blunt admission: The military’s most expensive program, the stealthy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, has been hacked and the stolen data used by America’s adversaries. Under Secretary Frank Kendall didn’t […]
Thursday, June 13th, 2013 South Burlington, VT On his recent visit to Burlington VT, Warplane Designer , Pierre Sprey, speaks out against the F-35. Click here to see this short excerpt of what will be a full length film soon to be released called the F-35 Movie. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so […]
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Toronto, Canada Investigative Journalist, Gillian Findlay, reports in this brilliant 45 minute exposè on the F-35 troubles in Canada. Notice the parallels with our struggles… Click here to watch this investigative report. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so I can get your name, email address and phone number so […]
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013 Toronto, Canada Investigative Journalist, Gillian Findlay, interviews F-16 and A-10 Warplane Designer Pierre Sprey in this 10 minute interview. Click here to watch the interview Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so I can get your name, email address and phone number so we can be in two way communication […]
May 31st, 2013 Burlington VT Vermont Digger journalist, John Herrick, reports that a former designer of Air Force fighter jets added his voice to the chorus of opposition to basing a next-generation war plane at Burlington International Airport. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so I can get your name, email address and phone number […]
On May 30th, Pierre Sprey, co-designer of the F-16 and A-10 Warplanes came to Burlington Vermont to speak at The F-35: A Citizens’ Hearing at the Unitarian Universalist Church at the top of Church Street to a packed house to the rafters. Here is new footage from Channel 5 Please call me (Chris Hurd) at […]
On May 30th, 2013, Mitch Wertlieb of Vermont Public Radio’s Morning Edition interviewed Pierre Sprey, co-designer of the F-16 and A-10 Warplanes to ask him his opinions based upon his expertise and experience about the F-35 which Mr. Sprey called “a combat turkey”. Click on this link to open and then click the “listen” button. […]
On May 30th, 2013 F-16 co-designer Pierre Sprey visited Burlington Vermont to speak at The Citizens’ Hearing at the Unitarian Church along with USAF Col Rosanne Greco. This interview entitled, “The F-35 Jet – Dispelling the Myths with interviewer Matt Kelly. Please watch this important video! The F-35 Fighter Jet – Dispelling the Myths Please […]
By William Boardman AlterNet The F-35 joint strike fighter is an unbelievable failure, and the perfect illustration of everything that’s wrong with our military industrial complex. According to one of its supporters, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is not “what our troops need,” is “too costly” and “poorly managed,” and its “present difficulties are too numerous […]