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JSTARS Returns to the Middle East

Feb. 3, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force recently deployed the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System back to the Middle East, about three months after pulling the aircraft from theater for the first time in 18 years. Air Combat Command said at the time there was a "higher ...

Lord Says F-35s Safe Despite Fastener Problem

Feb. 3, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
The F-35 fleet is safe to fly, despite an under-strength fastener problem potentially affecting nearly all F-35s, Pentagon acquisition and sustainment chief Ellen Lord said during a Jan. 31 press conference. A root cause analysis continues, but the Pentagon has "confidence in the integrity" of ...

Boeing Reports Another $148 Million in KC-46 Losses

Jan. 31, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Boeing has incurred another $148 million in losses for its KC-46 tanker program due to higher than expected manufacturing costs, as the company works with the Air Force to address continued deficiencies in the tanker’s capabilities. The company disclosed the losses in a Jan. 31 ...

SOUTHCOM Only Getting 20 Percent of Needed ISR

Jan. 30, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Only one-fifth of US Southern Command's intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirement is being met, and much of that doesn't even come from military hardware. SOUTHCOM boss Adm. Craig Faller told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 30 that of the roughly 20 percent of ...