Tag: F-35

The Most Advanced Fighter Helmet in The World – Price Tag $400,000

The Editors - July 27, 2016

Source: Lockheed Martin The F-35’s Helmet Mounted Display Systems provide pilots with unprecedented situational awareness. All the information pilots need to complete their missions –...

Saab Reveals Cheaper F-35 Rival

The Editors - July 20, 2016

The Gripen E is said to have 20% more thrust, greater fuel capacity, more pylons, in-flight refueling capability, increased take-off weight, and still cost significantly...

Russia Claims Its Sunflower Radar is Capable of Detecting F-35 Jets

The Editors - July 15, 2016

There is an "indisputable advantage" that this type of radar brings to the table Svobodnaya Pressa stated, "Short-wave stations see stealth fighter jets as clearly as WWII-era aircraft," referring to the...

F-35 Delays Forcing USMC to Fly Hornets From Boneyard

The Editors - June 29, 2016

Source: IHS Janes Defense The US Marine Corps (USMC) is having to recover Boeing F/A-18C Hornet combat aircraft from the 'boneyard' at Davis-Monthan Air Force...

“The War Party” Wants More

Richard C. Young - August 24, 2015

Niskanen Center’s Matt Fay tells readers “As we write in our piece today, this entails More Troops. More ships. And ultimately more spending.” Matt continues,...

The Most Expensive Weapons Program in American History?

Richard C. Young - August 6, 2015

Writing in the July/August issue of The American Conservative, William S. Lind, director of the American Conservative Center for Public Action, tells readers it...

F-35B Program Too Big To Kill?

Richard C. Young - April 22, 2015

The Niskanen Center’s Matthew Fay writes "Apparently it does not matter how many costly upgrades and redesigns the F-35 needs, or how poorly it performs...

$112 Million Piece of Scrap?

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - March 26, 2015

Originally posted July 15, 2014. “The F-35 Lightning II Program (also known as the Joint Strike Fighter Program) is the Department of Defense's focal point...

VIDEO: Scorpion: The New Face of American Air-power?

The Editors - November 11, 2014

Textron, the builder of a new off the shelf jet named the Scorpion writes: In an era when defence aeronautics is dominated by a handful...

Textron AirLand Scorpion: America’s Next Fighter Jet?

The Editors - November 10, 2014

The Textron AirLand Scorpion could be the answer to over-budget planes from major suppliers. Textron writes: In an era when defence aeronautics is dominated by a...

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