By Meg Jones July 18, 2015 The military’s long-awaited, years-in-development F-35 fighter jet will roar across the skies of Oshkosh this week in its first civilian U.S. air show appearance. Military aircraft have long been a staple at EAA AirVenture, but this year visitors can see the brand-new F-35 Lightning II as well as rare […]
F-35 UPDATE: Help crossing the finish line Dear F-35 activists, I’m writing to ask your help in crossing the finish line and completing the job many of you started back in 2010 opposing the basing of the F-35A in the midst of our residential communities. We have been phenomenally successful, and the end of our […]
By Brian Everstine July 9, 2015 The Air Force plans to turn to the Air Force Reserve for manpower to bring the F-35 online after Congress blocked the service’s attempt to free up maintainers through retirement of the A-10, the head of Air Force Reserve Command said Tuesday. “The active duty has a pretty significant […]
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 […]