Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Friday that plans to deploy MV-22s at the Futenma, Japan is still going ahead.
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Japan suspends deployment of V-22
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said at a press conference Thursday that Tokyo will
“will take no further action [on the Osprey deployment] unless details [of the CV-22 crash] are shared.”
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F-35 scrap rate at 16 percent
The Pentagon says the scrap, rework and repair rate of the F-35 is currently at 16 percent, much higher than on other military aircraft programs at similar stages of production.
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First MV-22 to arrive at MCAS Iwakuni on Jul. 20
The first MV-22 for U.S. Forces in Japan will arrived disassembled at MCAS Iwakuni on Jul. 20 and will spend ten to 14 days there for testing before being flown to MCAS Futenma.
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U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee questions F-35’s electronic warfare capability
The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday questioned whether Lockheed Martin is keeping high standards of production for the F-35.
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