By Phillip Swarts December 28, 2015 After 15 years in development and a planned $1.5 trillion investment in the program, the Air Force’s divisive, longawaited fifth-generation fighter is expected to finally be ready for limited operations in 2016. Once the F-35 Lightning II, built by Lockheed Martin, reaches initial operating capability, the Air Force will have […]
The network of communities standing up to current and proposed military activity continues to grow. Organizers from many communities share information, undertake joint projects and focus on the need for fiscal and programmatic accountability from the Pentagon. Join us in demanding accountability from the Pentagon. It is past time for the Pentagon to pass an […]
BY: JAMES DREW November 25, 2015 The US Air Force has denied any plans to purchase another tranche of Lockheed Martin F-16 or Boeing F-15 combat jets following reports it could seek bids for up to 72 new aircraft. According to comments attributed to a senior US Air Combat Command official at an international fighter […]
By Tony Osborne Dec 8, 2015 With plans to purchase just 37 aircraft, the Netherlands fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) is likely to be one of the world’s smallest. Yet the fighter’s introduction is seen as a catalyst for change, transforming not only the way the Netherlands thinks about airpower but also prompting cohesion, […]
By Larry Darrell Dec 3, 2015 Lockheed Martin Corporation’s (NYSE:LMT) F-35 project has come under renewed question, as the Pentagon mulls a reduction in its budget for fiscal year 2017 (FY17). The Congress is expected to propose some budget caps that might directly impact the F-35’s budget, as the government spreads its finances toward other […]
BY MORGAN TRUE November 10, 2015 SOUTH BURLINGTON — Close to 150 residents packed the gymnasium at the Chamberlin Elementary School on Monday night to take a first look at new noise exposure maps drafted by the Burlington International Airport. The noise maps were last updated in 2006, and the draft maps released Monday are […]
by JEFFREY ST. CLAIR NOVEMBER 13, 2015 As Clintons are wont to do, Hillary laid a political trap and Bernie Sanders, in his Schlemiel-like way, stumbled right into it. In the wake of Jeremy Corbyn’s smashing victory as the new leader of Britain’s Labour Party, Hillary’s super-PAC, Correct the Record, tarred Sanders as a Corbyn-lite […]
From: “U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders” <[email protected]> Date: November 9, 2015, 5:41:22 PM EST Subject: Email from Senator Sanders Thank you for contacting me about the U.S. Air Force’s decision to base the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in South Burlington. I appreciate the opportunity to respond to your concerns on this very important issue. Let me […]
By Bill Sweetman November 19, 2015 LONDON — The U.S. Air Force may solicit bids for 72 new Boeing F-15s, Lockheed Martin F-16s or even Boeing F/A-18E/Fs as budget issues put planned production rates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter out of reach, according to senior service and industry officials at the Defense IQ International […]
By Phillip Swarts November 23, 2015 The Air Force could delay retirement of the A-10 Thunderbolt II by a few years to meet demand for close-air support missions, Gen. Hawk Carlisle, head of Air Combat Command, said Nov. 10. “I think we would probably move the retirement slightly to the right,” he said at a […]