Battle for the Ages: Priciest US Weapon, the F-35, Just Attacked One of World’s Most Primitive Fighters, the Taliban

October 2, 2018

Why did the US military have a vertical-take-off F-35B launched from an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean make an attack on a Taliban position in Afghanistan? Nobody’s mentioning several things abo…

Israel is Hiding That Its State-of-Art F-35 Warplane was Hit by Syrian S-200 Missile

October 18, 2017

Military

It looks that the Israeli “demonstration of power” during the recent visit of Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has turned into a total failure. On October 16, Shoigu arrived Israel for meetings …

F-35 has 276 Deficiencies and Counting, Unfit for Combat Operations

January 17, 2017

Military

The F-35 stealth fighter jet suffers from hundreds of problems and won’t be fully combat-capable before 2020, says a scathing report from the Pentagon’s top evaluator. New issues keep cropping up, and…

China Tests 5th-Generation Stealth Fighter, Cheaper Competitor to US F-35

December 26, 2016

Military

China successfully tested its newest twin-engine radar-evading stealth fighter of the fifth generation, local media report, citing sources in the aviation industry. The FC-31 Gyrfalcon can carry 8 ton…

Cracks in the Armor? Another F-35 Fighter Jet Catches Fire in US

September 25, 2016

Military

Another F-35A fighter jet - touted as the future of military aviation - caught fire during an exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, the US Air Force has confirmed. An investigation has been…

F-35 May Never Be Ready for Combat

September 12, 2016

Military

Testing Report Contradicts Air Force Leadership’s Rosy Pronouncements The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is the most expensive procurement program in Pentagon history. It’s been plagued by schedule…

The F-35’s Software Is So Buggy It Might Ground the Whole Fleet

June 5, 2016

Military

Last summer, F-35 program officer Lt. Gen. Bogdan said the F-35’s logistics system was “the brains and blood of operating this weapons system.” Despite many fixes, the aircraft’s Autonomic Logistics I…

Five of six F-35 fighter jets were unable to take off during testing because of software glitches but the Air Force still plans to declare the aircraft combat-ready this year

June 5, 2016

Military

Only one F-35 fighter jet was able to successfully take off during exercise J Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon's chief weapons tester, said the other five planes weren't able to take off because of softw…