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USAF: Trust Us! Me: No!

Winslow's work is always such a treat and he doesn'tdisappointhere. When the USAF asks you to trust them about F-35 noise, safety and the program's viability usefullness, you owe it to yourself to keep the F-22 in the back of your mind. F-22 In A Dogfight ...

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Posted: 4 days ago

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Panetta wants raptor fixed!

ABC NEWS Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demanded the Air Force take measures to make America's most expensive fighter plane, the F-22 Raptor, safer for its pilots in light of an ongoing, potentially deadly problem with the plane's oxygen system, a Pent ...

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Posted: 4 days ago

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Panetta orders more action by Air Force on F-22 problems

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered the Air Force to take new steps to address an undiagnosed safety problem with its F-22 fighter jet, including limiting the distances it can fly between landing zones, according to the Associated Press. The ...

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Posted: 5 days ago

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There is only one thing to do with the F-35: Junk it.

The Jet That Ate the Pentagon By Winslow Wheeler The United States is making a gigantic investment in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, billed by its advocates as the next -- by their count the fifth -- generation of air-to-air and air-to-ground combat aircra ...

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Posted: 3 weeks ago

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Quran burning investigations completed

By Barbara Starr , CNN Pentagon Correspondent updated 4 52 PM EDT, Wed April 4, 2012 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Two investigations into Quran burning are complete Gen. John Allen will decide whether to take action February incident damaged U.S.-Afghan relations (CNN ...

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Posted: 1 month ago

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Terma part of Danish military delegation in the US – MH-60R on itinerary

Terma 29 Mar, 12 The Minister of Defence Nick Hkkerup is visiting locations in and around Washington, D.C. Monday, the Minister opened a defense industry conference at the Danish Embassy, arranged by Danish Defence and Security Industries Association, FAD. ...

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Posted: 2 months ago

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Budget gridlock imperils national defense, Arms systems cuts look likely

Defense analysts and Capitol Hill insiders are anticipating that automatic federal budget cuts will occur Jan. 1 and force the armed forces to scrap plans for new weapons systems. Washingtons polarized political landscape shows no signs of a compromise on ...

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Posted: 2 months ago

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WIRED: Pentagon helped F-35 cheat on exam?

WIRED It seemed like a promising step for Americas next stealth fighter The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter passed a key Pentagon test of its combat capability. But it turns out that the family of jets cleared the mid-February exam only because its proctor agree ...

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Posted: 2 months ago

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AVWK: New Bomber Force May Need 200 Aircraft

By David Fulghum , Amy Butler Washington, Washington The U.S. Air Force chief of staff says the service is not going to go through the B-2 experience againoverdesigning a bomber and then having to buy fewer of them. Analysts suggest the requirement for the ...

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Posted: 3 months ago

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Parachute problem grounds some Lockheed F-35 jets

From www.reuters.com By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON Mon Jan 30, 2012 6 39pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Monday said it was temporarily suspending high-speed ground and flight operations of more than 15 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets ...

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Posted: 3 months ago