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Why the F-35?: My swan song
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Why is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter important and why do we need it? Tuesday, January 21, 2014. As you’ve probably noticed, my blogging effort here has slowed down considerably. There’s a reason for that. To borrow from “Top Gun”, it looks like the F-35 program is past the "danger zone". January 21, 2014 at 11:38 PM. Ill certainly miss coming here, and you took a lot of stuff on, so I felt I didnt have to. Thanks! I think the danger zone will be past in about 3 years). January 22, 2014 at 2:51 PM. I hav...
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Why the F-35?: Video: F-35B First Aerial Weapons Release
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Why is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter important and why do we need it? Friday, August 10, 2012. Video: F-35B First Aerial Weapons Release. It happened yesterday with a Marine Corps F-35B. A 1,000 pound bomb from 4,200 feet:. Per Naval Air Systems Command:. September 3, 2012 at 12:09 AM. Not exactly stealthy with the missile under the wingtip and whatever the clunky thing is under the. Wingroot. which is one of the conundrums of the. Short legged F35: the internal bay that makes it stealthy doesnt hold much.
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Why the F-35?: The F-35's unique capabilities make it a game changer
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Why is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter important and why do we need it? Thursday, August 30, 2012. The F-35s unique capabilities make it a game changer. Col Arthur Tomassetti is a Marine Corps officer and vice commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing, Air Education and Training Command at Eglin Air Force Base. Col Tommassetti has been with the F-35 project since the beginning. So he's seen it go from concept to reality. And he's well pleased with the results. Col Tomassetti elaborates on the capabilities the ...
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Why the F-35?: January 2014
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Why is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter important and why do we need it? Tuesday, January 21, 2014. As you’ve probably noticed, my blogging effort here has slowed down considerably. There’s a reason for that. To borrow from “Top Gun”, it looks like the F-35 program is past the "danger zone". Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Dutch F-35s to carry nukes? More of an FYI than anything else:. Last year a majority of MPs supported a motion stating the F-35 jet fighter should have no nuclear role. However, Hennis a...
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Why the F-35?: First non-test pilot trained on F-35 compares it to the F-16
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Why is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter important and why do we need it? Tuesday, June 5, 2012. First non-test pilot trained on F-35 compares it to the F-16. Recently, the first non-test pilot. Was certified on the F-35A. Kloos has now finished all six qualification flights and is the first of a cadre of flight instructors who will help other pilots transition into F-35. Kloos had some interesting things to say about the characteristics of the F-35 in comparison to the F-16:. A combat-configured F-16 is enc...
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Why the F-35?: F-35: Critic - "F-4s and A-1 Skyraiders would do fine"
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Why is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter important and why do we need it? Tuesday, December 31, 2013. F-35: Critic - "F-4s and A-1 Skyraiders would do fine". Sometimes you read something that is supposedly aimed at objective criticism and you run across something so silly you just throw up your hands and say, "I'm done". This article was one of them. Indeed, for many of the missions associated with the modern practice of airpower, A-1 Skyraiders and F-4 Phantom would perform perfectly well. Any of a host of ...
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Dunford Mulls F-35B IOC Decision; 4 Bs Take Out 9 Attackers « Breaking Defense - Defense industry news, analysis and commentary
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Defense industry news, analysis and commentary. Intel & Cyber. Strategy & Policy. Dunford Mulls F-35B IOC Decision; 4 Bs Take Out 9 Attackers. On July 27, 2015 at 6:34 PM. UPDATED with Frank Kendall’s vote of confidence. WASHINGTON: During the Marine’s recent operational readiness test. Of the F-35B, four of the Marine aircraft went up against nine enemy aircraft. Did a “great job.”. 8220;He’s got all the paperwork now and he’s going through it.” Breaking D readers will remember that Dunf...Davis said ea...
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Why the F-35?: New engine for the F-35 by 2020?
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Why is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter important and why do we need it? Tuesday, September 25, 2012. New engine for the F-35 by 2020? It has been almost three decades since the U.S. last set out to develop an all-new combat-aircraft engine, but more than 50 years since the turbojet gave way to the turbofan. Now the U.S. is embarking on development of a new generation of fighter engine with an architecture it considers as fundamental an advance as the turbofan was over the turbojet. AFRL calculates adaptive...
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Why the F-35?: How well is F-35 testing going?
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Why is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter important and why do we need it? Thursday, June 7, 2012. How well is F-35 testing going? Time for an update as to progress in F-35 testing. All numbers and events are as of May 31st. Monthly flight and Test Point actuals again exceeded plan. Year To Date cumulative flight and Test Point (TP) actuals again remained ahead of plan. Of the 3737 actual TPs, 3146 are baseline points against a baseline plan of 2818 and 591 are added points. May major program achievements:.
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Why the F-35?: The F-35's "very good year"
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Why is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter important and why do we need it? Thursday, December 26, 2013. The F-35's "very good year". Well this will make the usual suspects foam at the mouth, I'm sure. I'd say, as a short synopsis of the year, this pretty much describes it. Loren Thompson, who wrote it and, as usual, discloses that LM is one of the contributors to his think tank, nonetheless lays out a pretty persuasive case for his lead paragraph in the remainder of the article. December 29, 2013 at 5:19 PM.
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