Belgium’s defense minister Pieter De Crem told the U.S. ambassador to Belgium that Brussels could buy the F-35 in 2020.
Month: September 2011
U.S. negotiating with South Korea to fly Global Hawk near DMZ
According to Stars and Stripes, Washington is negotiating with Seoul to fly the Global Hawk near the Demilitarized Zone.
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No U.S. plane forced down by North Korean GPS jamming
A U.S. defense official has refuted the report that a U.S. Army RC-7B was forced to land in March this year due to North Korea’s jamming of the GPS signal.
Pakistan has trouble paying for U.S. security checks on F-16s
Part of the deal to sell F-16s to Pakistan was to have U.S. security personnel at Shahbaz airbase and Islamabad to safe guard the aircraft for five years. However, a WikiLeaks cable suggests Pakistan has problems paying the $150 million needed.
The various cost estimates for F-35
What exactly is the true cost of buying a F-35A? The JSF program office, the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin cannot agree on a figure.