March 31, 20179 yr Author The F-35 Is a $1.4 Trillion National Disaster (War is Boring, from POGO) This is the POGO report referred to in the Business Insider article above.
April 3, 20179 yr Other one: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/03/gilmore_farewells_trump_government_slamming_the_f35_again/
April 6, 20179 yr More problems for F-35 operations, headline: "Plan to service UK F-35 jets in Turkey sparks security concerns" http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-39501299
April 20, 20179 yr The serial numbers of the six F-35A deployed to Lakenheath: https://theaviationist.com/2017/04/16/here-are-first-u-s-air-force-f-35as-landing-at-raf-lakenheath-for-their-first-european-deployment/ News reports update, 8xF-35A (Not 6?) from the active-duty 34th Fighter Squadron and Reserve 466th Fighter Squadron of Hill deployed in UK Lakenheath and 2xF-35A later in Amari, Estonia in April 2017: http://www.defensenews.com/articles/is-estonia-the-f-35s-next-stop-in-europe
April 26, 20179 yr Author GAO warns of one-year, $1.7 billion delay for F-35 (Flight Global) Link to April 2017 GAO report here (pdf)
April 27, 20179 yr Author Has An RC-135U Combat Sent SIGINT Aircraft “Covered” The Two F-35A Stealth Jets Visiting Estonia? (Aviationist)
May 8, 20179 yr Two F-35A also deployed in Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, in the same tour, from 28 April (Also referenced serial number of both): https://theaviationist.com/2017/04/28/two-u-s-f-35s-have-deployed-to-bulgaria-today/
May 8, 20179 yr USS Essex LHD-2 returns to sea on May 3, 2017, with added F-35B capability, the third big-deck ship with that capability (The others are very probably USS America LHA-6 and USS Wasp LHD-1, to be deployed this year first time operationally with 6, 10 or 16xF-35B): http://navaltoday.com/2017/05/08/f-35b-ready-uss-essex-returns-to-sea/
May 20, 20179 yr F-35A cleared for more aerobatics: https://theaviationist.com/2017/05/19/f-35a-apparently-cleared-for-more-aerobatics-during-airshows-new-video-shows-a-full-aileron-roll-eventually-added-to-the-display/
May 20, 20179 yr Another interesting point, Luneberg lenses: http://www.usarmy4life.com/strange-mod-f-35-kills-stealth-near-russian-defenses-theres-good-reason/
May 20, 20179 yr Author Another interesting point, Luneberg lenses: http://www.usarmy4life.com/strange-mod-f-35-kills-stealth-near-russian-defenses-theres-good-reason/ F-22A Raptors at Elmendorf are apparently still flying with their Luneberg lenses when on alert duty, and probably when they were flying over Syria as well. Which makes one wonder, if and when a stealthy jet like the F-22A or F-35 is called upon to fully require its low observable capability while flying against a capable foe (e.g. Russia or China), does this mean that their stealth has forever been compromised from that forward?
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