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…

7 months ago

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…

1 year ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

3 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

5 years ago

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…

6 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

7 years ago

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…

10 years ago