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An F-35A, at Edwards AFB, Calif., is pictured with its F-35 Systems Development and Demonstration Weapons Suite the aircraft is designed to carry.
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Both U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh are confident that the F-35 is on track to meet its initial operational capability (IOC) for this year and next year.
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The U.S. Navy’s Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition told reporters at the annual Surface Navy Association conference that the V-22 had capabilities beyond just carrying out deliveries.
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Russia has started deploying a motorized infantry brigade to Alakurtti naval air base, just 60 km from the Finnish border city of Salla.
The Pentagon had planned to buy 55 F-35s in fiscal year 2016, however, two government officials told Bloomberg that the Department of Defense is now seeking permission to buy 57 aircraft.