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Here’s what we know about F-35 ejection seat woes so far
Military officials won’t answer whether they’ve found the problem on any planes.
Air Force grounds F-35As as ejection seat issue threatens fighter jets worldwide
Air Combat Command aims to finish checking its F-35As for faulty ejection seats by mid-October.
Patriot missile sales to Netherlands cleared by US State Department
The State Department cleared a possible foreign military sale of 96 Raytheon-made Patriot surface-to-air missiles to the Netherlands in a deal estimated to be worth $1.2 billion.
By Joe Gould
British Air Force charts a rise in Russian activity around Baltic states
There have been 13 intercepts with Russian planes since British Typhoons arrived in Estonia in May.
By Valerie Insinna
German F-35 decision sacrifices NATO capability for Franco-German industrial cooperation
The German Air Force without F-35s would be hard-pressed to fight alone in a contested air environment.
By Hans Binnendijk and Jim Townsend