The first F-35 class conducted at Eglin Air Force Base has started.
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Stealth coating peeling off from F-35’s horizontal tail surfaces
The Pentagon’s chief weapons tester says the F-35 failed to meet some of its testing goals last year even as the fighter made 18 percent more flights than planned.
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VMX-22 moving to MCAS Yuma
Col. Robert Kuckuk, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, said VMX-22 will be relocating from MCAS New River to MCAS Yuma.
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Weight-saving measures for F-35 made the jet 25% more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air
A report by DOT&E said the F-35 is more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air after being hit as engineers shed weight from the aircraft.
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Pentagon orders 21 V-22s
The Pentagon has placed an order for 17 MV-22s and 4 CV-22s for $1.4 billion.
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