Aviation News
The F-35 executed its first live-fire launch of a guided air-to-air missile over a military test range off the California coast on Oct. 30.
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An F-35B has successfully hit a tank test target using a GBU-12 at Edwards Air Force Base on Oct. 29.
VMFAT-501 has flown its first short take-off and vertical landing mission at Eglin Air Force Base Oct. 24.
Continue reading “USMC flew first F-35 STOVL mission at Eglin”
The Pentagon’s inspector general found that the U.S. Marine Corps has been supplying flawed mission capability rates for the MV-22.
Continue reading “Pentagon IG says MV-22 mission capability data flawed”
U.S. Air Force acquisition officials have warned that sequestration could force the service to delay purchasing “four to five” F-35A in fiscal 2014.
Continue reading “Sequestration could affect purchase of F-35A/B/C models in FY 2014”