The US Air Force may be forced to dramatically cut its fleet of F-35 multirole stealth fighters if it doesn’t dramatically reduce operations and maintenance costs for the flagship fighter, according to an internal report. At present, costs over the next decade are running at almost 38 percent over budget, according to analysis by the […]
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USAF to buy unclaimed Russian 747s for Air Force One replacement
Enlarge / The current Air Force One fleet has been in service for 26 years. Now the Air Force is looking to replace them with 747-8s that a Russian airline didn’t finish paying for. (credit: US Air Force) Before his inauguration, President Donald Trump raged about how the US Air Force’s program to replace its […]
Air supply problem grounds F-35s at USAF base in Arizona
F-35A operations at the Luke Air Force Base in Arizona were temporarily suspended after a series of incidents in which pilots reported symptoms of oxygen deprivation. A similar problem had grounded Navy training flights in April. The temporary halt called on Friday followed five separate in-flight incidents at the 56th Fighter Wing since May 2, […]
