McCain: ‘Have To’ Reduce F-35 Total Buy October 22, 2015
By Aaron Mehta and Joe Gould WASHINGTON — The powerful chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday the US will have to cut the numbers of … More
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U.S. Sees ~1% Price Increase To F-35s If Canada Drops Out October 22, 2015
By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Potential decision by new Canadian govt to leave Pentagon F-35 program would amount to about $1m increase per jet to countries buying same model, Pentagon … More
F-35C & Ford Carriers – A Wrong Turn For Navy: CNAS October 20, 2015
By SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR.on October 19, 2015 at 1:23 PM WASHINGTON: The high-cost, high-controversy centerpieces for the future Navy fleet — theFord-class aircraft carrier and the F-35C fighter — … More
F-35C completes carrier tests aboard the Ike October 19, 2015
By Lance M. Bacon, Staff writer ABOARD CARRIER DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER IN THE ATLANTIC — Across the board success was how the test pilots scored the second carrier testing run for the … More
F-35’s Heavier Helmet Complicates Ejection Risks October 14, 2015
By Lara Seligman WASHINGTON — In the latest hurdle for the Pentagon’s F-35 joint strike fighter, testers this summer discovered that a lightweight pilot’s neck could snap during a low-speed ejection. … More
Study: Carrier strike group best meets future threats October 12, 2015
By Meghann Myers, Staff writer For all its cost and vulnerabilities, the aircraft carrier and its strike group are the best option for the threats facing the U.S., according to … More
F-35C Lightning II, the Navy’s next-generation fighter plane October 10, 2015
By Bill Bartel The Virginian-Pilot ON BOARD THE EISENHOWER By midafternoon Friday, the teeth-rattling thunder from repeated catapult launches of the Navy’s next-generation fighter plane had stopped. The test pilots … More
Sea battle: Big ships vs. big money October 9, 2015
U.S. navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrives at the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, near Tokyo Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) By JACQUELINE KLIMAS Naval … More