Software test problems could set F-35 initial operational capability back more than a year, according to a Government Accountability Office report released March 24. “Delays in software delivery, limited capability in the software when delivered, and the need to fix...
The US Air Force now projects the cost of developing the KC-46A Pegasus tanker will be more than a billion dollars higher than initial projections, but the US government’s liability for that cost is capped, reported Reuters. The total development...
President Barack Obama, who is in Europe for the Nuclear Security Summit, met with leaders of the G-7 (the US, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan) in the Netherlands Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine. The seven...
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said the Air Force is “ready to step up to the plate” in Ukraine if it’s asked, noting the service already has “kicked it up a notch with respect to some of our training,...
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced an amendment Monday to a large Ukrainian aid package being debated in the Senate that seeks to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the US and Ukraine on fighting cyber crime, according...
Turkish F-16s shot down a Syrian MiG-23 that is said to have crossed over into Turkish airspace, reported Reuters. “A Syrian plane violated our airspace,” Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said during an election rally in northwest Turkey. “Our F-16s...
South Korea declared the F-35A the winner of its F-X fighter competition, becoming the Lightning II’s third foreign military sale customer alongside Israel and Japan, Lockheed Martin announced on Monday. “We are honored by and appreciate the trust and confidence...
The runway at Grissom ARB, Ind., will temporarily close beginning June 1 so civil engineers can undertake a $3.2 million runway repair project. “The pavement heaves up during the summer time, so we are going to put in expansion joints...
