Is the Joint Strike Fighter really in QDR trouble, or is talk of major cuts some kind of evil Pentagon negotiating ploy? These days, you can get arguments for either position. One straw in the wind, however, is a recent interview given by Tom Burbage, Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program manager. He confirmed in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram story his concern about a possible DOD “agenda” to scrap one of the three F-35 variants. He added that he didn’t know what was going to happen in the end. Sounds ominous to us.
The Air Force wants to “own and run” more of its air bases, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach said Nov. 6, in what could be a major potential revamp the military’s joint base program. Speaking at the Airlift/Tanker Association’s 2026 Symposium, Wilsbach said he and the…