by Anthony Capaccio April 27, 2015 F-35 engines from United Technologies Corp. are proving so unreliable that U.S. plans to increase production of the fighter jet may be slowed, according to congressional auditors. Data from flight tests evaluated by the Government Accountability Office show the reliability of engines from the company’s Pratt & Whitney unit […]
By Brian Everstine April 15, 2015 Decision-makers on Capitol Hill have lost sight of the full mission set of the F-35, and instead have focused on its inability to fully replicate the A-10 in close air support, the head of the Joint Strike Fighter program said Tuesday. The F-35 cannot do close air support as […]
By Brian Everstine April 15, 2015 The F-35’s highly touted, next-generation software system designed to detail maintenance issues on the jet is plagued with problems that could lead to more delays with the jet’s development. The F-35’s Autonomic Logistics Information System is a program that a maintainer plugs into the jet, and it is expected […]
Elizabeth Murray, Free Press Staff Writer1:11 p.m. EDT April 21, 2015 WINOOSKI – Applause could be heard throughout the Winooski City Council meeting room Monday after the council unanimously approved the city’s joining as a full party to a lawsuit regarding the U.S. Air Force’s environmental impact statement of F-35 fighter jets. The decision followed […]
In its amazing and historic vote on Monday, April 20, 2015, the Winooski City Council agreed to join the F35 lawsuit as a full partner! The City will use its own attorney, and the city’s contribution will be capped at $7,500. The city attorney will prepare the paperwork to join the suit, called a “motion […]
By Elizabeth Murray April 21, 2015 WINOOSKI – Applause could be heard throughout the Winooski City Council meeting room Monday after the council unanimously approved the city’s joining as a full party to a lawsuit regarding the U.S. Air Force’s environmental impact statement of F-35 fighter jets. The decision followed a third heated discussion about […]
By Stephen Kinzer APRIL 12, 2015 WHEN AMERICANS look out at the world, we see a swarm of threats. China seems resurgent and ambitious. Russia is aggressive. Iran menaces our allies. Middle East nations we once relied on are collapsing in flames. Latin American leaders sound steadily more anti-Yankee. Terror groups capture territory and commit […]
By Tyler Rogoway April 13, 2015 The Navy’s USS America, the first of her class, was controversially optimized to handle the F-35, leaving out the multi-purpose well deck traditionally found on ‘Gator Navy’ flattops. Now, just months after her commissioning, she already needs 40 weeks of upgrades just to handle the very aircraft she was […]
By Giovanni de Briganti April 8, 2015 PARIS — US Air Force plans to replace the F-35 fighter’s avionics, radar and engines are an implicit admission that the current aircraft is already obsolete and that, despite a unit cost of over $250 million, it cannot match the latest foreign fighters coming into service. This is […]
The City of Winooski has sought legal advice as it explores options for joining a lawsuit regarding the basing of F-35 fighter planes in Chittenden County — though legal opinions conflict as the city moves closer to making its decision. Plaintiffs who filed the case in U.S. District Court say the Air Force failed to […]