Mar 25
A government report reveals that the DOD’s F-35 will be delayed yet again. This time, the problem is stalled software development. It’s just the latest in a long line of delays and problems.
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Feb 22
Oh wow. This awesome image by Matthew Short for Lockheed Martin’s Code One Magazine—spotted by David Cenciotti—is now my new phone background. Here’s the full photo, for your downloading pleasure:
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Feb 04
Even if they are primarily just cheap knockoffs, China’s rapidly growing fleet of next-gen aircraft are poised to seriously challenge American air superiority in the coming years. To prevent that, argues Chief of U.S. Air Force Air Command Command Gen. Michael Hostage, we’ll need plenty of fifth-generation fighters of our own—no matter the cost.
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Jan 13
Mozaffar Khazaee, a former Manchester, Connecticut resident and defense contractor has been arrested by federal authorities on charges that he attempted to smuggle classified technical data on a variety of military projects—including the new F-35 Lightning II—out of the country and into Iran.
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Nov 07
Unlike commercial airliners, modern military aircraft are subjected to ever-changing flying conditions—from high-thrust takeoffs to flying at altitude to combat maneuvers. So why are they outfitted with engines that perform optimally in only one of those flight envelopes? For the next iteration of the F-35 Lightning II, Pratt and Whitney is developing an engine that performs at its best no matter what’s required of it.
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Sep 16
It’s not news that the Pentagon’s fated F-35 program is riddled with dilemmas
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Jul 31
This is an awesome shot of a test F-35 zipping around California’s Edwards Air Force Base sent to us by a tipster. Can you imagine this buzzing by your window?
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Jun 26
Here’s a fantastic photo of the F-35 receiving mid-air fuel from a Boeing KC-10, taken on June 19 in Patuxent River, Maryland. It looks so tiny (and so close) to that massive tanker. [Image courtesy of Lockheed Martin]
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Apr 09
The F-35 Lightning and F-22 Raptor fifth generation fighters are among the most technologically advanced aircraft in history but the fact that they’re barely out of testing (more than can be said about their Russian and Chinese counterparts) doesn’t mean the US military isn’t already designing an even better sixth generation. These next gen war-fighters will be able to fly farther, faster and fight smarter with advanced weapons systems and maybe even self-healing skin. More »
Feb 22
In what is becoming almost as consistent as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, the F-35—America’s trillion dollar joke of a fighter jet—has been grounded again. I don’t even know how many times the fighter jet has been grounded now, I’ve lost count. This time, it’s because of a crack in a turbine blade of the engine. More »
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