The Pentagon confirms the authenticity of newly leaked footage of a F-35 jet crashing onto the deck of an aircraft carrier off the South China Sea. CNN’s Barbara Starr has more. [WATCH VIDEO]
By: Valerie Insinna June 25,2020 WASHINGTON — The most widely used variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is currently unable to fly in thunderstorms after the discovery of damage to one of the systems it uses to protect itself from lightning, its prime contractor Lockheed Martin said Wednesday. To safely fly in conditions where lightning […]
By Ryan Pickrell June 9, 2020 An F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter’s landing gear collapsed after it landed at Hill Air Force Base following a routine training flight Monday. The pilot made it out and is currently being medically evaluated, Air Force Times reported, citing a statement from the base. The latest incident involving […]
By Aidan Quigley May 27, 2020 The Vermont National Guard is continuing F-35 flights after one of the stealth aircraft crashed in Florida earlier this month. The F-35 fighter jet crashed at the Eglin Air Force Base May 19 during a routine training flight, according to an Air Force statement. The pilot ejected from the […]
By: Aidan Quigley for VTDigger, Nov. 11, 2019 South Burlington officials are worried their city might have to foot some of the bill for noise mitigation after the arrival of the F-35s, reviving a decades-long debate about airport governance. While the Federal Aviation Administration is funding 90% of the noise mitigation programs, the funding source for […]
By Jeff Martin March 19, 2018 According to a Military Times investigation, aviation mishaps across the U.S. military have increased since the onset of sequestration. To understand why, Military Times Pentagon bureau chief Tara Copp talked with Dan Grazier from the Project on Government Oversight. [FULL ARTICLE]
Dec 20, 2014 50 years ago this week a Phantom Jet took off from Davis Monthan AFB, lost power, and crashed into the Food Giant on Alvernon south of 22nd St in Arizona. Four on the ground died. There will be an EIS to bring the single-engine F-35 to D-M beginning this Spring. Almost 11 […]
By Perry Vandell June 10, 2017 The Air Force on Friday stopped flying F-35 fighter jets at Luke Air Force Base in Glendale after a series of incidents in which pilots reported symptoms of hypoxia, or oxygen deprivation. Air Force spokesman Capt. Mark Graff said the temporary halt followed five separate in-flight incidents since May 2. […]
By Perry Vandell June 12, 2017 Luke Air Force Base officials announced Monday that flight operations will be indefinitely suspended as its team of engineers and maintenance specialists continue to investigate the rash of hypoxia-like symptoms some pilots reported. The high-priced jets were grounded Friday at the Glendale base after five separate in-flight incidents since May 2 in which […]