The Navy has been flirting with the idea of smaller carriers. What’s the advantage and the objective here? Source link
F-35
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The Navy plans to curtail Super Hornet production in fiscal 2022. It remains unclear, however, whether that effort will be successful. Source link
Lorenzo Guerini said he “confirmed that the program would continue,” after calls from Italy’s Five Star party to halt F-35 purchases for a year to pay for a coronavirus rebound. Source link
“The events over the past few days remind us that the defense of our country can be a dangerous business,” Brig. Gen. Scott Cain said. Source link
Lockheed Martin is under contract to deliver 141 F-35 jets this year. Amid COVID-19 restrictions, it’s unclear whether that will happen. Source link
According to the GAO, the number of F-35 parts delivered late skyrocketed from less than 2,000 in August 2017 to upwards of 10,000 in July 2019. Source link
One of the Air Force’s fighters had a lower mission-capable rate in 2019 than the year prior. Source link
Dennis Goege previously worked for the German Aerospace Center, DLR, based in Cologne, where he oversaw defense and security research programs. Source link