Tag: F-35

Categories Middle East

Israel’s Netanyahu Denies He Approved Sales of US Fighter Jets to UAE Under Peace Deal

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The Emirates has long sought to procure the advanced F-35 fighters, but inviting a Gulf Arab country into the programme would mark the reversal of a decades-long US policy of preserving Israel’s “qualitative military edge” in the Middle East. … Read More >Israel’s Netanyahu Denies He Approved Sales of US Fighter Jets to UAE Under Peace Deal

Categories USA

GOP ‘Covid-19 relief’ bill sets aside $7bn on weapons, including F-35 FIGHTER JETS – Sanders calls it ‘dead on arrival’

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The coronavirus relief proposal released by Republican lawmakers seeks to inject $7 billion into tools presumably essential for fighting the virus… such as the Pentagon’s favorite money sink, the F-35 stealth fighter program. … Read More >GOP ‘Covid-19 relief’ bill sets aside $7bn on weapons, including F-35 FIGHTER JETS – Sanders calls it ‘dead on arrival’

Categories Middle East

Israeli Pilot Reportedly Grounded After Terrorising Residents by Making Sonic Booms With His F-35

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Israel was one of the first countries to procure the Lockheed Martin F-35 fifth-generation fighter plane from the US, receiving its first nine planes in late 2017, and reporting their use in combat in Syria in May 2018. Israel plans to buy at least 50 F-35s in total. … Read More >Israeli Pilot Reportedly Grounded After Terrorising Residents by Making Sonic Booms With His F-35

Categories World

Russia Expects Turkey’s Final Decision on 2nd Delivery of S-400 Missile Systems

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Russia began delivering the first batch of S-400s to Turkey in July 2019. Washington, unhappy about the deal between Moscow and Ankara, has demanded that Turkey cancel all purchases of the S-400s, threatening to delay or cancel deliveries of fifth-generation F-35 jets to the country. However, the Turkish cabinet has refused to scrap the agreement. … Read More >Russia Expects Turkey’s Final Decision on 2nd Delivery of S-400 Missile Systems

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Expelling Ankara from F-35 program will impact troubled jet production due to lack of Turkish-made parts – report

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Suspending Turkey from the beleaguered F-35 program may prevent jet production from continuing at its current pace, a US government report has warned, as some Turkish-made parts still need to be sourced from elsewhere. … Read More >Expelling Ankara from F-35 program will impact troubled jet production due to lack of Turkish-made parts – report

Categories USA

Why is it even called 5th generation? Pentagon’s decision not to fix supersonic speed issue with F-35C defeats jet’s very purpose

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A US decision to limit the F-35C’s supersonic flight capabilities instead of fixing an issue that increases the risk of tail damage will put a strain on pilots and deal a huge blow to the fighter’s combat power, analysts warn. … Read More >Why is it even called 5th generation? Pentagon’s decision not to fix supersonic speed issue with F-35C defeats jet’s very purpose

Categories USA

Troubled F-35 becomes latest coronavirus casualty after Pentagon puts the brakes on further tests

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Tests being carried out on the delayed and over-budget F-35 have been suspended as part of a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Pentagon has announced. The fighter plane has already suffered a string of pricey setbacks. … Read More >Troubled F-35 becomes latest coronavirus casualty after Pentagon puts the brakes on further tests

Categories Asia & Pacific

F-35’s troubled present & uncertain future: Japan eyes local assembly of the fighter jet that faces new problems in the US

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The F-35 program continues along its rocky path to full-rate production, facing new challenges such as a persistent lack of spare parts, poor repair capacity, and what is most dreaded – grumpy lawmakers reluctant to foot the bill. … Read More >F-35’s troubled present & uncertain future: Japan eyes local assembly of the fighter jet that faces new problems in the US

Categories World

Turkey to look for F-35 alternative if kept out by US, dropping Russia’s S400 not an option – Erdogan to Trump

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If Washington keeps siding out Ankara with the F-35 project, it will look out for similar-class jets, Turkish President warned the US counterpart, adding his country won’t give up the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems. … Read More >Turkey to look for F-35 alternative if kept out by US, dropping Russia’s S400 not an option – Erdogan to Trump