October 2017

200 F-35s indefinitely unfit for combat

The Pentagon may end up with about 200 F-35s that remain unready for war. Because of defense budget headaches, the money to fix them up is going somewhere else. The Armed Services are presently spending their money on brand new Joint Strike Fighters. That means up to $40 billion in older planes built before the F-35 design was complete could forgo upgrades meant to bring them up to the latest ...

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Category: F-35 Lightning II

China’s J-20 Fighter Jet Put Into Service

China’s latest J-20 stealth fighter has been officially commissioned into military service, according to Wu Qian, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense on Thursday. The flight tests are being conducted as scheduled, Wu said at a press conference. The J-20 is China’s fourth-generation medium and long-range fighter jet. It made its maiden flight in 2011 and was first shown to the public at the 11th Airshow China in Zhuhai, ...

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Category: MiG News

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