The 4-Meter Missile That Solved The F-35's Biggest Stealth Vs. Range Problem

Why the incoming AIM-260 promises to be a big boost for the F-35A/C, having been designed around one of its biggest engineering constraints.
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Something about the F-35’s brand-new radar doesn’t add up — its massive cooling demands point straight to a secret microwave weapon

The F-35's new APG-85 radar demands more than double the jet's cooling and won't reach full power until upgrades land in the ...

The 5 Fighter Jets America Retired Before Their Replacements Were Combat Ready

Five US military aircraft retired before their replacements were fully ready, exposing capability gaps across the Air Force, ...

Pentagon Barred Release Of Watchdog’s F-35 Report To The Public

The Government Accountability Office’s new report on the stealth fighter was marked ‘Controlled Unclassified Information,’ ...
The New York Times

U.S. soccer’s ‘pay-to-play’ problem: The lightning-rod issue explained in a World Cup context

Youth soccer clubs Nomads and South Florida Football Academy in the 2021 MLS Next Cup Tim Heitman / USA TODAY Sports The inquest began before the final whistle even sounded, before Belgium ...
The Hill

Trump, eyeing F-35 reversal for Turkey, faces growing pressure ahead of NATO summit

As President Trump heads to Turkey for this week’s NATO summit, he is facing growing pushback from Republicans — and Israel — who oppose admitting the ally back into the F-35 fighter jet program, as ...
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Why the F-35 couldn't fly near thunderstorms

The F-35 was designed to survive some of the world's most dangerous combat environments, yet for years it faced an unexpected restriction: avoiding thunderstorms. The problem wasn't the lightning ...
WOFL

Lightning strike sparks house fire; off-duty sergeant rescues woman, 2 dogs

A Leesburg police sergeant rescued a woman and her two dogs after spotting a lightning-sparked house fire in Yalaha. The homeowner was unaware the roof was on fire until the off-duty officer alerted ...
WOFL

Lightning strike kills 1, hurts 3 in Fort Myers Beach, officials say

A lightning strike killed one person and hurt at least three others Friday afternoon in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, officials said. Both Fort Myers Fire Department and Lee County Sheriff's Office ...
Wall Street Journal

Will Trump Sell Out the F-35?

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Joe Sternberg, Kyle Peterson, and Dan Henninger. Photo: U.S. Dept. of Justice/Bob Daugherty/AP/Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images/Ralf ...
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GAO report finds F-35 sustainment challenges hinder aircraft availability

The US Department of Defense describes the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as a “multirole fighter that combines stealth, sensor fusion and unprecedented situational awareness”. (US Air Force) The ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Inside the miraculous rescue of a woman struck by lightning at church

Jeanne Menna survived going into cardiac arrest after a massive lightning strike hit a tree, her car and then her body in a Marietta church parking lot. Marietta police officers and firefighters ...