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House turns down amendments against F-35B, V-22 - Navy Times

"Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., offered an amendment to terminate the F-35B variant of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft program. The amendment would have directed the available funds to be used for deficit reduction and to procure additional F A-18E F ...

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Posted: 2 days ago

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Britain forced into fighter jet U-turn

LONDON (Reuters) Britain said it was to buy vertical take-off fighter jets for its future aircraft carriers , a policy shift on a key weapons purchase that risks being seen as another government gaffe and further evidence of defence mismanagement. Britain ...

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Posted: 8 days ago

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This change of course on aircraft carriers is essential

Second, we could not operate the previous aircraft from a British carrier before 2023 at the earliest. By choosing STOVL aircraft, we have removed the risk of further delays, giving the UK a powerful carrier strike capability years earlier than would other ...

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Posted: 10 days ago

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F-35 Lightning 2

This is the awesome F-35 Lightning 2, or Joint Strike Fighter. As you can see there are a lot of arsenal the F-35 can carry. There are 3 varients, Long Take off, Short Take Off, and Vertical Take Off. It is a stealth fighter, and can carry payload on the i ...

Popularity: 15%
Posted: 11 days ago

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Lockheed awarded $237.8 million contract to cover increased F-35 costs

The Pentagon on Monday awarded Lockheed Martin a $237.8 million contract for modifications to the 32 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft ordered back in September 2010. The original order estimated the cost for the 30 U.S. aircraft at about $5 billion, or $ ...

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Posted: 12 days ago

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Lockheed says more F-35 progress; another bird takes flight

An F-35A aircraft, one of the early production versions of the Joint Strike Fighter, took off from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth and made its maiden flight Thursday afternoon, according to Lockheed Martin spokesman Joe Stout. The aircraft ...

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Posted: 2 weeks ago

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Falklands 30. Navy Air Force got it Right.

Falklands 30. The Failure of the Other Air Force. 1. I believe the following is very pertinent to the current discussions on the type of aircraft to fly from our new carriers. There are those in the Other Air Force (as opposed to the front line Naval Air F ...

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Posted: 2 weeks ago

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Air Force holds public hearings for F-35A basing

Air Force holds public hearings for F-35A basing Posted 5 3 2012Updated 5 3 2012 Email story Print story 419th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 5 3 2012- HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --More than 100 community members attended Air Force hearings in Layton and Ogden ...

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Posted: 2 weeks ago

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Lockheed gets $114M to fix its mistake jets

New from Eric Palmer's blog New DOD contracts for mistake-jet fixes on F-35 Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $68,284,013 modification to the previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee F-35 Lightn ...

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Posted: 4 weeks ago

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RAAF Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aka the “Rhino”

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE Boeing F A-18F Super Hornet ( Rhino ) is a twin-engined two seat multi-role fighterthat is a newer more advanced and larger version of what isnow known as the Classic Hornet the F A-18A Hornet (Super Hornets carry a much heavier ...

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Posted: 4 weeks ago