U.S. military officials told the Senate Armed Services Committee that they may allow the A and C model of the F-35 to achieve initial operational capability using interim Block 2B software.
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Blue Angels CO voluntarily steps down after incident
The commanding officer of the Blue Angels flight demonstration team decided to step down after leading the team into an unsafe maneuver at Lynchburg Regional Air Show on May 22.
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VFA-86 moving to NAS Leemore, transitioning to F/A-18E
VFA-86 will relocate from MCAS Beaufort to NAS Leemore next month where the squadron will learn to fly the F/A-18E.
Eight people caught for attempting to sell ex-Israeli helicopters to Iran
Five Spanish businessmen and three Iranians have been detained for an attempt to sell ex-Israeli Bell 212 helicopters to Iran.
Israel hopes to send pilots for F-35 training in 2016
Israel hopes to send its first batch of fighter pilots to the U.S. to train on the F-35 in 2016. They will then fly back the aircraft in 2017.