F-35As at Edwards AFB. (All photos: Lockheed Martin)USAF In The 2020s -- F-15s, F-16s ... and U-2s? -- Ares/Aviation Week
Lockheed Martin is making progress with F-35 development, as its latest flight-test update shows, but its customers are grappling with the reality of a five-year delay in developing the aircraft, as a Congressional hearing last week made clear.
Because of the delays, the US Air Force will soon announce a program to extend the service life and upgrade the avionics of 300-350 Block 40/50 F-16s at a cost of $9.4 million per aircraft, Lt Gen Herbert Carlisle, deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements, told Congress.
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AF General: Iraqi Air Defenses to Have Two-Year ‘Gap’ -- Military.com
Iraq's Air Defense Gap -- Ares/Aviation Week
Only 20 US Bases Left in Iraq: Spokesman -- Military.com/AFP
Attacking the drug trade with the Super Cobra -- HDR
U.S. Weighing Additional Nuke Cuts: Panetta -- Global Security Newswire
US proposes new export control rules for aircraft -- Reuters
US military seeks to turn planes into satellite launchers -- MSNBC
Dempsey Details Vision of 2020 Military Strategy -- US Department of Defense
Lockheed Martin to Modernize 29 U.S. Air Force Early Warning Long-Range Surveillance Radars -- Lockheed Martin
Russian Planes Spark NATO Scramble in Baltics -- Defense News/AFP
Army Tests Raise Questions About Heavier Humvees; 'We Don't Know If They Can Do It' -- Aol Defense
General Dymanics Goes Big: Buys Force Protection -- Aol Defense
The ‘tax dodgers’ of the defense industry -- DoD Buzz
Chinese counterfeit parts found in U.S. weapons -- Washington Post
U.S. Senate Panel Targets Counterfeit Electronic Parts -- Defense News
DOD, Industry Address ‘Intense Challenge’ of Cyber Security -- US Department of Defense
Google develops job search engine for the US military -- Ubergizmo
As Obama unveils new veterans initiatives, lawmakers reach compromise on jobs bill -- Stars and Stripes
Alaska soldier charged with attempted espionage -- L.A. Times
Hometown heroes of different breeds are honored for their military service -- CNN
Pentagon says new bin Laden raid book gets details wrong -- Stars and Stripes
A Salute to Military Medicine, Our Brave Warriors -- Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D., Huffington Post
Gauging the military’s facts behind a ‘daily impact’ assessment -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post
America’s Unnecessary Secrets -- Elizabeth Goitein and J. William Leonard, New York Times