Earlier this year, the Pentagon’s Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation, Dr. Michael Gilmore, raised questions on starting the F-35 training at Eglin Air Force Base. Now, U.S. Senators Carl Levin and John McCain are asking if the aircraft is safe enough to start flight training.
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HMH-461 trains for aircraft carrier deployment
HMH-461 has been conducting field carrier landing practice at a field near MCAS New River to prepare for its deployment to an aircraft carrier during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 in January and February.
‘Catastrophic’ mechanical failure behind crash of USMC CH-53D
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that a ‘catastrophic’ mechanical failure caused a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53D to crash in Hawaii on Mar. 29.
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General Electric, Rolls Royce give up F136 program
General Electric and Rolls Royce have decided to stop the development of the F136 alternate engine for the F-35.
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Venlet: Building and testing F-35 was a ‘miscalculation’
F-35 program manager Vice Adm. David Venlet said in an interview that building and testing the F-35 at the same time was a ‘miscalculation.’
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