December 25, 20169 yr Donald Trump's Dream Fighter Plane is Just That: http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/a24482/donald-trumps-f-35-f-18/?src=nl&mag=pop&list=nl_pnl_news&date=122316
January 11, 20179 yr Author F-35 delayed — again — despite CEO's promise to Trump (Washington Examiner)
January 17, 20179 yr Author Lockheed Martin F-35 Update: Pentagon Report Reveals ‘Well-Documented Deficiencies’ In Program (IBT)
February 7, 20179 yr Doubts about future capability to keep air supremacy based on F-35C and F/A-18E/F near the CVBG in short term: http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/forget-the-f-35-why-americas-military-misses-the-f-14-tomcat-19347 The report cited in the article: https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.hudson.org/files/publications/201510SharpeningtheSpearTheCarriertheJointForceandHighEndConflict.pdf
February 7, 20179 yr Author Doubts about future capability to keep air supremacy based on F-35C and F/A-18E/F near the CVBG in short term: http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/forget-the-f-35-why-americas-military-misses-the-f-14-tomcat-19347 The report cited in the article: https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.hudson.org/files/publications/201510SharpeningtheSpearTheCarriertheJointForceandHighEndConflict.pdf Noticing a lot of recycled material, especially at National Interest, as of late. Wanted: A Bigger, Badder Air Wing to Fight China (The National Interest) Link to the report: Sharpening the Spear: The Carrier, the Joint Force, and High-End Conflict (Hudson Institute, pdf)
February 11, 20179 yr Apparently problems in Italy about maintenance industry sharing: http://www.defensenews.com/articles/italys-defense-industry-chief-attacks-f-35-broken-promises
February 21, 20179 yr The nightmare never ends! F-35 Excels At Destroying Targets—If They Don’t Move http://aviationweek.com/combat-aircraft/f-35-excels-destroying-targets-if-they-don-t-move
February 23, 20179 yr Another recent article: In a discussion with four F-35 pilots, also produced by Defense & Aerospace Report, a clear consensus emerged — the difference between an F-35 and an F-15 is like the difference between an iPhone and a corded wall phone. Phones of the past might have had crystal clear call quality and the ability to conference call, but the iPhone brought an unprecedented networking and computing capability that changed life as we know it. Lt. Col. David "Chip" Berke, a former F-35 squadron commander, told Business Insider that "we don’t even know 50-80% of what this airplane can do," as it awaits final software upgrades and pilots find new ways to use the datalink and fused sensors. That said, the F-35 doesn't offer any significant upgrades in range, weapons payload, or dogfighting ability over legacy aircraft, while the competition does. http://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-vs-j-20-j-31-pak-fa-t-50-russia-china-fifth-generation-2017-2/#the-f-35-lightning-ii-1 The cited video:
February 28, 20179 yr At last apparently clear good news? https://theaviationist.com/2017/02/28/red-flag-confirmed-f-35-dominance-with-a-201-kill-ratio-u-s-air-force-says/
February 28, 20179 yr Author At last apparently clear good news? https://theaviationist.com/2017/02/28/red-flag-confirmed-f-35-dominance-with-a-201-kill-ratio-u-s-air-force-says/ I think Red Flag reports ought to be viewed with a healthy dose of skepticism, because (1) the material released to the press always reads like an advertisement for the USAF and its capabilities; and (2) the news is invariably good news, and you will never hear, for example, 'we had Red Flag and our guys got trounced ... the aircraft really suck and the pilots need more training'.
February 28, 20179 yr F-35 never will fight alone (and apparently in Red Flag a single F-35B has leaded 100 other combat aircrafts): http://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-air-force-general-describes-171115721.html
March 30, 20179 yr Headline: "F-35 National Disaster". http://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-national-disaster-2017-3
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