LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen The Air Force has known about problems with the F-35’s oxygen system since 2011, the service announced Thursday. More than a dozen pilots have experienced oxygen deprivation known as hypoxia or “physiological events” since 2011, Capt. Mark Graff, Air Force spokesman for the Air Force, told Military.com. There…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The F-35 isn’t just better than its predecessors; it’s revolutionizing the way the military thinks about fighter aircraft. To understand just how groundbreaking the F-35 is, you need to think of the aircraft the way you do about the iPhone, Marine Corps Lt. Col. David Berke, the…
By Saagar Enjeti Lockheed Martin will delay components of the F-35 program for seven months, costing nearly $500 million, after assuring President-elect Donald Trump it would do all it could do to drive costs down. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain revealed the delay in the historically expensive program after a letter from a…
By Saagar Enjeti Newly designated Secretary of Defense James Mattis reportedly assured U.S. senators of his commitment to move forward with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, which President-elect Donald Trump previously suggested had problems. Trump tweeted Dec. 22 that he was asking the Boeing corporation to offer a competitively priced alternative to the F-35…
By Robert Donachie President-elect Donald Trump came out swinging at the Pentagon Monday morning, and prominent defense contract companies are taking hits in the market as a result. “The F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and other) purchases after January 20th,” Trump tweeted out to…