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US, Europe fly the same jets, but can’t always fix each other’s: Rand
Variants within the same plane model, incompatible support equipment and a lack of shared data create barriers to interoperability, a Rand report warns.
By Michael Peck
China won’t find lost F-35 stealth fighter first, says Pentagon
Not long after the F-35 went missing, pundits speculated whether Chinese or Russian assets were seeking out the secretive aircraft.
By Kyle Rempfer
Russia would be Turkey’s ‘first best choice’ for fighter jets if its F-35 plan flops
The U.S. has threatened to expel Turkey from the multinational program if it buys the Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile system.
Congress wants more answers about VA campus suicides
A new proposal would require VA to provide lawmakers with information on those veterans' benefits and medical background within days of the deaths.
F-35A deploys to Middle East for first time
The F-35′s arrival comes a little more than a month after B-1B Lancer bombers completed their deployment at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar
Japan confirms F-35A fighter jet crashed; remaining aircraft still grounded
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force pointed to debris sighted and recovered by ships and helicopters searching for the aircraft.
By Mike Yeo
Dutch F-16 makes emergency landing after plane shoots itself
Sometimes, even inanimate objects will do anything to get out of training.
By J.D. Simkins
Do border deployments hurt readiness or not? Key Senate Democrats demand answers from DoD
"To the extent the southern border deployment is causing readiness concerns, they must be addressed immediately," lawmakers are demanding.
By Joe Gould
Here’s how F-35 technology would be compromised if Turkey also had the S-400 anti-aircraft system
The U.S. Air Force was able to bomb Libya with impunity after knocking out its relic of an Integrated Air Defense System, but what if the country had actually maintained a competent IADS network?
By Kyle Rempfer
With missiles pointing out to sea, ‘Northern Clover’ stakes Russian claim on Arctic waters
The base has enough supplies to remain fully autonomous for more than a year.
US Air Force defends F-15X buy to skeptical Inhofe, Reed
U.S. Air Force officials are defending their reversal to pursue Boeing’s F-15X, a fourth-generation fighter jet, saying it will not derail plans to buy F-35 jets.
By Joe Gould