Paris Air Show: It’s Hard To Demo What Makes Fighters Like F-35 Deadly
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As a boy growing up in the 1950s, I looked forward every year to the new cars and how different they would be from last year’s models. Obviously, I am not doing that in 2019, because the combination of what the frame of the car can deliver aerodynamically interacts with software and advanced materials to… Keep reading →
US, Poland Ready Major Troop Announcement at White House; MoD Watches F-35s
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As the Polish president visits the White House this week, Polish officials are touring US air bases to check out the F-35.
$34B = Biggest Procurement In History As Lockheed, DoD Handshake Deal for 478 F-35s
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The deal for hundreds of new F-35s will drive the cost per airplane below $80 million for the first time.
UPDATED: House Bill Silent on Space Force, Sets Up Debate on Nuke Modernization
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House Democrats release a 2020 defense policy bill that requires the Pentagon to write plenty of reports, but eases away from the HASC Chairman’s earlier remarks on nuclear modernization.
US-Turkey Relations At Precipice; Turks Start S-400 Training
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The Pentagon appears to be ready to take further action in the long-running saga over Turkey and the F-35.
House Armed Services Scrutinizes F-35 Costs, ABMS, Army Modernization
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The HASC wants an independent cost estimate on the F-35 and some detail — any detail — on the plan to replace AWACS. It’s also a little curious about robot tanks.
ATEC Appeals To Hill For Helicopter Engine Dough
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Rebuffed by the Army and GAO in its bid to re-engine aging helicopters, ATEC has gone over their heads to Congress and asked legislators for a second chance.
NDAA 2020: SASC Emphasizes Tech Race With China
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The senators’ draft of the annual defense bill puts a new emphasis on technological competition, including industrial policy moves to strengthen US companies.
Acting SecAF & Roper Likely Head To Paris Show, With F-35A
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Lockheed Adds Some Israeli SPICE To Kinetics Market
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It’s a global coming-out party for the precision munition, already used by the Israeli Air Force in Syria.