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By   Theresa Hitchens on January 14, 2021 at 4:14 PM F-35 WASHINGTON: The F-35 fighter jet’s exorbitant life-cycle costs means the Air Force cannot afford to buy as many aircraft as it needs to fight and win a war today, which makes the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program all the more important, says outgoing Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper. “I think the F-35 program is a long way from being at a sustainment point that we need. I think it’s a long way from being an affor...

Lockheed Martin managed to reduce the total number of identified problems with its F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter by two in 2020 – though 871 deficiencies remain.

BAE Systems Secures $101M to Support UK’s F-35 Fleet Our Bureau 2096 RAF F-35 stealth jets BAE Systems will lead a two-year $101 million agreement to bring enhanced maintenance and training services for the UK F-35 fleet. Air Commodore Phil Brooker, Lightning Delivery Team Head, DE&S, said: “This contract will ensure the continued support of the UK F-35 Lightning fleet, as the number of UK aircraft continues to grow and we look forward to the first operational deployment of the aircraf...

The Maintenance and Finishing facility as RAF Marham © Crown Copyright Signed by Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office, the Lightning Air system National Capability Enterprise (LANCE) contract will provide additional expertise on aircraft maintenance, bespoke UK training courses for pilots, groundcrew and engineers, and logistical and technical support for the fleet. Providing additional experienced technical personnel at existing facilities, the contract will also allow th...

US Air Force/Kelly White "Ghost Rider" and "Wise Guy," the only B-52 Stratofortress bombers to be resurrected from the Air Forces "boneyard," are undergoing maintenance before returning to Minot Air Force Base. Both were retired to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Arizona and were never to fly again, but theyve been resurrected to bring the fleet back to the Congressionally mandated 76 B-52s. Only two B-52 Stratofortress bombers have been r...

The military and defense contractors have struggled to get the plane in full working order, although improvements have been made over the years.

January 13, 2021 The Italian Navy is all set to begin qualification trials and training for F-35B Lightning II aircraft onboard its aircraft carrier Cavour, the Naval attache at the Italian Embassy informed during a virtual symposium. Cavour, the flagship of the Italian Navy, would reach the Naval Station Norfolk next month to commence F-35B STOVL qualifications with the United States Marine Corps. Currently, the vessel carries 10 AV-8B Harrier II aircraft and can support only fixed-wing V/STOL...

Reserve Citizen Airmen at the Air Force Reserve's 415th Flight Test Flight recently performed a post-overhaul functional check flight on a U.S. Air Force T-38A Talon assigned to Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. This aircraft was involved in a landing, News, features and commentaries about Air Force Reserve people, equipment and missions

Reserve Citizen Airmen at the Air Force Reserve's 415th Flight Test Flight recently performed a post-overhaul functional check flight on a U.S. Air Force T-38A Talon assigned to Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. This aircraft was involved in a landing,

This submarine is one of the most powerful to ever go under the waves. The “Buckeye State” may be nearly 500 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, but ask any U.S. Navy submariner about the Ohio-class submarines and theyll tell you it is a platform that should strike fear into Americas enemies. The submarine class that serves the Navy was developed as a virtually undetectable undersea launch platform to launch intercontinental missiles. As the largest subs ever constructed for the U.S. Navy, and ...