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Dunford says Pentagon reconsidering total F-35 buy

Posted on July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 by alert5

U.S. President Obama’s nominee for the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, told the Senate Armed Services Committee in writing that the total number of F-35 to be bought by the three services is under review.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katerina Slivinske [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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VMFA-121 carried out first F-35B operational ordnance employment

Posted on July 3, 2015July 3, 2015 by alert5

As part of the process to declare Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the F-35B, pilots conducted the first F-35B operational ordnance expenditures from Jun. 22-26.

Photo By: Cpl. Owen Kimbrel
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MV-22B almost lost at sea due to wrong setting,

Posted on July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 by alert5

On Oct. 1 last year, the crew on board a MV-22B attempted to take off from USS Makin Island for a mission to reinforce the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. Unfortunately, the flight never made it to Iraq and the aircraft was nearly lost.

Photo: U.S. Marine Corps
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UH-1Y now has an EW pod

Posted on July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 by alert5

HX-21 recently started testing a developmental electronic warfare (EW) pod for the UH-1Y. The first flight took place on Jun. 8 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Photo: U.S. Navy