Navy Unveils $3.2B Unfunded List: 2 F-35s, New Laser & More Precision Strike
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The Navy tells Congress it wants to get more deadly and sail longer. Quickly. Can you say unfunded requirements?
French Defense Chief: ‘It’s Called Article 5, Not Article F-35’
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Paris wants to partner with the US, but a top French defense official says an unpredictable White House is forcing Europe to strike out on its own.
The Future is Now: The RAAF & Boeing Australia Build F-35’s Unmanned Wingman
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I have been travelling to Australia and working with the Williams Foundation in Canberra for five years. What I have found most fascinating about my time there and the journey of discovery of the RAAF is how they have fully embraced the F-35 and reshaping the eco system for the 21st century air combat force they… Keep reading →
India Is Going Big on New Fighters; Lockheed, Boeing Pledge Indian Plants
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Boeing, Lockheed, Dassault Aviation of France, the European Eurofighter consortium, Sweden’s Saab, and United Aircraft Corporation of Russia are all jockeying for position for an Indian fighter contract worth $15 billion for 110 planes, and an $8 billion navy program of around 60 aircraft.
‘Fight To Get To The Fight:’ Marine Amphibs Under The Gun
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CAPITOL HILL: Threatened by hundreds of precision-guided munitions now in the hands of Russia and China, the Navy and Marine Corps continue to search for technologies and tactics that will allow them to operate close to the coastline without unsustainable losses. “We’re going to need long-range fires that can operate from a ship or from… Keep reading →
Air Force Presses Lockheed On F-35 Readiness: Lt. Gen. Bunch
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The Pentagon’s independent tester reports that F-35 readiness is stuck at 60 percent, while the A model’s gun is unacceptably inaccurate.
SB>1 Revs Up In Ground Test: Expert Expects First Flight ‘In Weeks’
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“Now that they’ve completed the initial ground run, the team can finish its work to clear the aircraft for first flight,” said Mike Hirschberg, executive director of the Vertical Flight Society. “Assuming the Defiant team doesn’t find anything noteworthy from its ground testing, it should be up in the air in the next few weeks.”
Navy Builds Hypersonic Test Ground in California
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PENTAGON The Navy is refitting its decades-old China Lake weapons testing and research site in the Mojave Desert to begin hosting hypersonic weapons testing from a variety of platforms, including undersea launchers. A notice posted on a government contracting Website Tuesday night offered the first concrete evidence that the Pentagon is moving ahead on… Keep reading →
Marines Want Missiles To Sink Ships From Shores, And They Want Them Fast
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“The Army is looking at this too but probably on a different timeline — the Marine Corps wants to get after this pretty quickly.”