F-35
Pentagon’s Trillion Dollar Fighter Jet Program Hasn’t Had Mission-Ready Plane In Six Years, Watchdog Says
The Pentagon’s premier F-35 fighter jet program has fallen below mission-ready standards for six years, a government watchdog said on…
Read More »F-35 Costs Skyrocketed Due To Pentagon’s Lack Of Foresight, Officials Tell Congress
The Pentagon’s inability to decide on mission requirements for the F-35 advanced fighter jet program sent costs for the latest…
Read More »Only Around Half Of The Military’s F-35 Fighter Jets Are Mission-Ready, Watchdog Says
The U.S. military’s F-35 fighter jets are infrequently flight-ready amid a major backlog in repairs, according to a Government Accountability…
Read More »Pilot Of Lost F-35 Landed In Someone’s Backyard, Locals Describe Hearing Jet Go Down
The pilot who ejected from an F-35 stealth fighter jet after it experienced a malfunction and temporarily disappeared landed in…
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Military and Defense
Cost Of Pentagon’s Most Expensive Weapons Program Is Spiraling Out Of Control, Watchdog Finds
The cost of the Pentagon’s most expensive weapons program has skyrocketed $183 billion above initial cost estimates as production hurdles…
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Military and Defense
Plane Crash Prompts Engine Maker For Pentagon’s Star Fighter Jet To Halt Deliveries
The engine supplier for Lockheed Martin’s highly-sought F-35 fighter jet has suspended deliveries while an investigation into a December accident…
Read More » Senate Democrats Stuff Defense Bill With Costly F-35s
Democratic Senators allocated funding for six more of the U.S.’ most expensive weapon systems than the Pentagon said it requires…
Read More »Pentagon Drops Another $30 Billion On F-35 Jets Despite Inability to Keep them Flying
The Pentagon forged a deal with defense contractor Lockheed Martin for F-35 fighter jets Monday amidst allegations it has not…
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Military and Defense
US Navy Scrambling To Get Advanced Fighter Jet From Bottom Of Ocean Before China Does
The U.S. Navy is attempting to find a downed fighter jet in the South China Sea before Beijing does, BBC…
Read More » The F-35 Program Failed To Deliver Working Jets, But Succeeded in Transferring Hundreds of Billions to Contractors
Fifteen years after it was meant to be finished, the F-35 Stealth Fighter has an engine that’s too hot, a logistics…
Read More »US And UAE Reportedly Hoping For F-35 Deal By December
The United States and the United Arab Emirates seek to have an initial agreement by December to sell F-35 stealth…
Read More »Turkey Must Drop Russian S-400 to Stay in F-35 Program, DOD Official Says
The Department of Defense will remove Turkey from the F-35 joint strike fighter program if the nation accepts delivery of…
Read More »F-35 Jet Crashes Just Days After Plane Flies Inaugural Combat Mission
An F-35 fighter jet crashed in South Carolina Friday, days after the fifth-generation joint strike fighter flew its first combat…
Read More »USS Wasp arrives in Japan with F-35’s onboard
The U.S.S. Wasp (LHD-1), an amphibious assault ship, arrived in Sasebo, Japan this morning carrying F-35B Joint Strike Fighters for…
Read More »The F-35: Spending Money for the Sake of Spending Money | PJTV
Why has the Dept. of Defense spent a trillion dollars (trillion with a t) on the F-35 program? To spend…
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