CV32 Posted March 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncepulido Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Other one: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/03/gilmore_farewells_trump_government_slamming_the_f35_again/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncepulido Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted April 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 USAF leaves behind two F-35As during Lakenheath deployment (Flight Global) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncepulido Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 F-35 will not attend Paris Air Show (Flight Global) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 GAO warns of one-year, $1.7 billion delay for F-35 (Flight Global) Link to April 2017 GAO report here (pdf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Has An RC-135U Combat Sent SIGINT Aircraft “Covered” The Two F-35A Stealth Jets Visiting Estonia? (Aviationist) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted May 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Scratch that, the F-35A will go to Paris Air Show after all (DefenseNews) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncepulido Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 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/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncepulido Posted May 8, 2017 Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 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/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 F-35B completes gun testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncepulido Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 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/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncepulido Posted May 20, 2017 Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 Another interesting point, Luneberg lenses: http://www.usarmy4life.com/strange-mod-f-35-kills-stealth-near-russian-defenses-theres-good-reason/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted May 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2017 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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