The F-35 program office told the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee last month that new estimates tag the JSF’s operating and support cost at $857 billion over 55 years.
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V-22s completed first round of aerial tanking trials
The Pentagon has completed the first series of tests to use the V-22 as an aerial refueling tanker.
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YouTube: First F-35B night landing at sea
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USMC fires last helicopter TOW missile
HMLA-367 is the last U.S. Marine Corps helicopter unit to fire the TOW anti-tank missile. The final firing occurred on Aug. 9 in California.
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First F-35B night landing at sea
The F-35B carried out its first night landing at sea on Aug. 14 with Lt. Col. C.R. “Jimi” Clift at the controls.
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