G2 Solutions @ August 23, 2010 # No Comment Yet
U.S. Air Force test pilot Lt. Col. Hank “Hog” Griffiths believes he may have flown faster in an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter than anyone else.
Griffith says in June he took the F-35A to 583 KCAS (exceeding Mach 1.2). “I may be the first to fly this fast in the jet so [...]
G2 Solutions @ August 16, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Israel’s announcement of a forthcoming decision to acquire 20 F-35As, for delivery between 2015 and 2017, happened to come the week after the big Strategic Command symposium on deterrence in Omaha. One of the speakers was Avi Schnurr, executive director of the Israel Missile Defense Association, and what he said is, [...]
G2 Solutions @ August 24, 2009 # No Comment Yet
First it was Sen Daniel Inouye (D-HI) who recently has decided to somewhat rebuke the President on the issue of the F136 engine; now DoD Buzz brings us another good story; this time it highlights how forcefully the White House and SecDef appear to have come down on F136 proponents… to be continued for sure.
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G2 Solutions @ August 17, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Lockheed Martin completed the first aerial refueling tests for BF-2, a short-takeoff and vertical landing prototype of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
G2 Solutions @ May 27, 2009 # No Comment Yet
According to Bill Sweetman
JSF - Dutch Waffle Disease Spreads
“Following the Dutch decision to defer final selection of a new fighter until 2012 - the other side of the country’s next elections - Denmark appears to be following suit, and a political controversy appears to be building in Norway over the government’s damning dismissal of the [...]
G2 Solutions @ May 16, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Two interesting pieces emerging from Ares on Defense this morning. The first is about the continuing unwillingness of the US government to open up some of the F-35 systems. Since the IAF has a track record of substantially modifying its weapons systems (IAF has a fairly unique CONOPS), the problems described in the [...]
G2 Solutions @ December 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Seems like JSF doubters are loosing ground. No question that, with time, the F-35 will become best in class although we have some reservations about program costs in the short term.
Dew Line Article and Dutch Governemnt Statement
G2 Solutions @ December 10, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The relatively fast decision from Norway to finally settle for F-35 did surprise us a little. We did not feel initially that the evaluation was necessarily as thorough as one might have expected. Again, F-35 is a significant leap in technology and capability that Gripen would have a tough times matching in some areas, however [...]
G2 Solutions @ November 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The Dew Line has posted this interesting bit of news about a poll conducted in Norway and which clearly suggests that the local taxpayers tend to favor the regional solution to replace the F-16s. The debate is likely to continue well into 2009…
Update 1: Well, it seems that the Norwegians have spoken earlier than expected. [...]
G2 Solutions @ November 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
This not so surprising info reported by Geostrategy-Direct. Key points in the article are:
- Speaker Pelosi (D-C) has concluded that cutting U.S. military procurement of JSF would save tens of billions of dollars required to save the nation’s banking system
- Democratic leaders in Congress believe that the $1 trillion JSF program could be significantly scaled [...]
G2 Solutions @ October 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet
No surprise here. 25 F-35As initially, to be followed by either 50 F-35A or B STOL.
Ares story
G2 Solutions @ October 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
No doubt that this presentation will be well received in Linköping
G2 Solutions @ September 19, 2008 # No Comment Yet
It is being reported by TTU that the Australian government is increasingly concerned about the Asian arms race and in particular by the proliferation of advanced weapons such as the Su-30 family of aircraft. TTU reports that the MoD is requesting further analysis before fully committing to F-35 and that recent simulations (whether this is [...]
mmerluzeau @ July 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
With wise words from Bill Sweetman and Graham Warwick. What a difference five years make.
mmerluzeau @ July 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
“There is simply no substitute for real expenditures on tangible programs if European industry health is to be improved and if further transatlantic cooperation is to be advanced,” Stevens said.
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