The Defense Department is planning a three-year block buy of more than 400 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets beginning in 2018 as part of efforts to generate cost savings through bulk purchases, Defense
MoreMaj. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, director of the U.S. Air Forceâs F-35 Integration Office, has said the branch needs more than 1,100 airmen to maintain F-35 fighter jets in order to achieve initial operating
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U.S. Air Force officials believe the military branch will not have enough airmen to maintain F-16s and F-35s if Congress keeps the A-10 Warthog program alive, Air Force Times reported Tuesday. Brian
MoreU.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has said he believes the Navy’s Lockheed Martin-built F-35s should be the last type of manned aerial platform in the U.S. naval aircraft fleet, USNI News reported
MoreLt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, F-35 program executive officer, expects the joint strike fighter to achieve close air support capability in 2017 when the Pentagon completes the aircraftâs block software update, Air Force
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Air Force Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, the F-35 joint program office head, has said the cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter dropped since the aircraftâs baseline was updated, Defense News reported
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The Pentagon has begun to review its major electronic warfare platforms in a move that Adm. Jonathan Greenert says will work to study the situation across the spectrum, Breaking Defense reported Friday. Sydney
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The Defense Department will move to consolidate several U.S. infrastructures in Europe and establish a base for the F-35 program at RAF Lakenheath in the U.K under a $985 million initiative. DoD plans to relocate the KC-135s and
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Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski said drone and 3-D printing technologies have the potential to play a large role in helping build the militaryâs offset strategy to maintain the nationâs defense posture, Breaking
MoreHouse members voted 300-119 Thursday to pass a $577.1 billion spending bill to fund U.S. defense programs in fiscal year 2015, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Roxana Tiron writes the bill covers $495.9 billion
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