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Ulteriori dettagli ..... questa volta secondo AINonline .....

"Denmark Confirms F-35 after Re-Evaluating Fighter Alternatives" .....

..... e il Daily Report dell' AFA .....

"Danish Leadership Recommends F-35 Buy" .....
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La scure di McCain punta direttamente al taglio della testa .....

In a surprise move, Senate Armed Service Committee Chairman John McCain is looking to eliminate the F-35 joint program office, currently the hub of the gargantuan operation that spans three US services and 12 nations.
The provision in his version of the defense policy bill, approved by the committee Thursday as part of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, would disband the joint program office (JPO) after the F-35 reaches full-rate production in April 2019.
The responsibility for the program would then fall to the US departments of the Navy and the Air Force, according to a summary of the bill released Thursday.

Fonte ..... "McCain Looks To Kill F-35 Joint Program Office" .....

Disbands F-35 Joint Program Office following the full rate production decision scheduled for April 2019 and devolves responsibilities to Departments of the Navy and the Air Force.
Despite aspirations for a joint aircraft, the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C are essentially three distinct aircraft, with significantly different missions and capability requirements.
Devolving this program to the services will help ensure the proper alignment of responsibility and accountability the F-35 program needs and has too often lacked.

Fonte ..... "BILL SUMMARY" .....
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Ancora sulla prossima trasvolata atlantica (in senso inverso) da parte di un F-35A olandese .....
Qualora la data venisse confermata ..... mancherebbero ormai soltanto pochi giorni .....

If all goes well, at least one Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II should touch Dutch soil for the very first time on Monday 23 May at the earliest, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said on Monday 25 April.
The ferry flight from Edwards Air Force Base, California, to Leeuwarden airbase in the Netherlands is a complex operation.

Fonte ..... "More details known on Dutch F-35 transatlantic flight" .....

Royal Netherlands Air Force ..... "A look at the Defence news 25 April – 1 May" .....
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In Danimarca le opposizioni contestano la scelta del governo e puntano il dito sugli elevati costi dell' operazione che comprometterebbero lo stesso bilancio della difesa .....

The Danish government’s decision to recommend the F-35A Lightning II as the country’s preferred multi-role next-generation fighter option is likely to stir a heated, political debate focused on the affordability of the fighter procurement program (FPP).
Moreover, leading opposition parties are unhappy that the total cost of the FPP, conservatively estimated at DKK 56.4 billion (US $8.6 billion), will need to be found within the Danish military's existing low-spend financial framework.
The cost of aircraft acquisition, within the total estimated appraisal, amounts to DKK 20 billion.
This delivers a flyaway per unit cost of about DKK 729 million.
The DKK 56.4 billion total capital outlay appraisal includes life cycle costs based on a projected 30-year, in-service estimate.
"There will be an intense debate on this. There are varying views on cost, affordability and the number of fighter aircraft that Denmark needs. It will be up to the national parliament to decide the direction and outcome of this project," said Marie Krarup, the Socialist People's Party spokesperson on defense.

Fonte ..... "Denmark's Fighter Jet Selection To Likely Cause Political Furor" .....
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Saranno due gli F-35A della Koninklijke Luchtmacht ad arrivare in Olanda nei prossimi giorni .....

In about a week, most of the Dutch component of the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team will head to their homeland where they will conduct test sorties and introduce their fifth-generation fighter to the Netherlands people, which falls in line with a promise made by Netherlands Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert to bring the jets home for an up-close and personal viewing for the public.
The two Dutch F-35As will takeoff from Edwards and land at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
After fueling up and running some checks, the duo will head out on their roughly seven-hour transatlantic flight followed by two RNLAF KDC-10 aerial refuelers and a NATO C-17 carrying gear and spare parts.

Fonte ..... "Dutch F-35 OT contingent prepping to head overseas" .....
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Saranno due gli F-35A della Koninklijke Luchtmacht ad arrivare in Olanda nei prossimi giorni .....

In about a week, most of the Dutch component of the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team will head to their homeland where they will conduct test sorties and introduce their fifth-generation fighter to the Netherlands people, which falls in line with a promise made by Netherlands Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert to bring the jets home for an up-close and personal viewing for the public.
The two Dutch F-35As will takeoff from Edwards and land at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
After fueling up and running some checks, the duo will head out on their roughly seven-hour transatlantic flight followed by two RNLAF KDC-10 aerial refuelers and a NATO C-17 carrying gear and spare parts.

Fonte ..... "Dutch F-35 OT contingent prepping to head overseas" .....
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Tranquillo cardinale....sono giusto qui che li aspetto. O li becco all'arrivo o il 10 11 giugno al airshow a leeuwarden. ...

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Saranno due gli F-35A della Koninklijke Luchtmacht ad arrivare in Olanda nei prossimi giorni .....

In about a week, most of the Dutch component of the F-35 Joint Operational Test Team will head to their homeland where they will conduct test sorties and introduce their fifth-generation fighter to the Netherlands people, which falls in line with a promise made by Netherlands Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert to bring the jets home for an up-close and personal viewing for the public.
The two Dutch F-35As will takeoff from Edwards and land at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
After fueling up and running some checks, the duo will head out on their roughly seven-hour transatlantic flight followed by two RNLAF KDC-10 aerial refuelers and a NATO C-17 carrying gear and spare parts.

Fonte ..... "Dutch F-35 OT contingent prepping to head overseas" .....
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Tranquillo cardinale .... sono giusto qui che li aspetto.
O li becco all'arrivo o il 10 11 giugno al airshow a leeuwarden ....

Ottimo ..... aspettiamo le foto .....
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Uno o trino ?

“Despite aspirations for a joint aircraft, the F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C are essentially three distinct aircraft, with significantly different missions and capability requirements.
Devolving this programme to the services will help ensure the proper alignment of responsibility and accountability the F-35 program needs and has too often lacked,” the committee wrote in a summary of the bill.

Fonte ..... "Senate committee votes to disband F-35 JPO" .....

Inoltre .....

The Joint Strike Fighter program is not developing one, common warplane for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and the air arms of America’s closest allies.
No, the Joint Strike Fighter is actually three different plane designs sharing a basic cockpit, engine and software and a logistical network.
The Air Force’s F-35A, the Marines’ F-35B and the Navy’s F-35C should, in all fairness, be the F-35, F-36 and F-37.

Fonte ..... "Say It Again, More Loudly — the Joint Strike Fighter Is Three Separate Airplanes" .....
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617 Squadron ..... da Guy Gibson a John Butcher .....ovvero ..... dalla bomba 'saltellante' di Barnes Wallis al moderno aereo 'invisibile' .....

The Dambusters will again fly at the forefront of aviation technology as they prepare to become Britain’s first F-35B Lightning Squadron.
On the night of 16 May 1943 Wing Commander Guy Gibson led his men on the famous dams raid, using brand new techniques and equipment whilst flying specially modified Lancaster bomber aircraft.
Now his 21st century successor looks forward to continuing that legacy of innovation as his team trains to fly the state of the art fifth generation fighter jet.
Wing Commander John Butcher, 35, is the new Officer Commanding 617 Squadron .....

Fonte ..... "The Dambusters in 2016: from Lancaster to Lightning" .....
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Sono partiti anche gli altri due .....

RID ..... "F-35: seconda trasvolata atlantica" .....

Aeronautica Militare ..... "F-35: seconda trasvolata da Cameri agli Stati Uniti" .....

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Boeing contesta la scelta della Danimarca .....

Boeing is challenging the Danish government’s recommendation that Denmark select Lockheed Martin’s F-35 for its next-generation fighter fleet, claiming that the Danes used flawed data to determine the cost of each plane.
Boeing Vice President Debbie Rub told a Danish parliamentary committee in a private hearing Thursday that the recommendation that Denmark buy 27 F-35s to replace its aging F-16 fighter fleet was based on “incomplete and possibly flawed data,” the company confirmed to Defense News.
The news was first reported by Reuters.

Fonte ..... "Boeing Disputes Denmark’s F-35 Evaluation" .....

Reuters ..... "Boeing still hopes Denmark will buy its Super Hornet jets" .....
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JPO e F-35 ..... le non tanto recondite mire del senatore McCain sul travagliato programma raccontate da un articolo di FlightGlobal ..... che ci ricorda anche che l'abbandono da parte degli USA del programma VH-71A fu in buona parte opera sua ..... in quanto, giova ricordarlo, fu proprio lui a dare l' imbeccata al neo eletto presidente Obama (*) .....

It is possible to articulate constructive reasons for breaking up the JPO, but do not be fooled.
McCain has a hard-earned reputation as a slayer of military acquisition programmes.
Many of his previous take-down ­attempts – including leased Boeing 767 tankers, an ­AgustaWestland-built presidential helicopter, a GE Aviation/Rolls-Royce alternate engine for the F-35 and the Lockheed F-22 – found their mark.
McCain has called the Joint Strike Fighter programme a ­“scandal and a tragedy” and “worse than a disgrace”.
Make no mistake: McCain is not making a good faith attempt to improve F-35 bureaucracy.
His proposal is a calculated ploy to divide and conquer.
The JPO consolidates management of three major F-35 variants ­developed in partnership by one set of nine countries and acquired so far by a different set of nine countries.
To disband that organisation is to weaken the power of the programme it oversees.

Fonte ..... "OPINION: McCain takes aim at F-35" .....

(*) ..... vedasi alla pagina 8 (nota 14) .....
"VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Program: Background and Issues for Congress" .....
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Protezione dei ponti dal calore del getto ..... gli Inglesi, diversamente dagli Americani (Thermion) percorrono una loro particolare strada .....

British engineers have developed a thermal metal coating to protect the flight deck of the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers from the heat.
The carriers, soon to be the Royal Navy's largest ever ships, are protected by the coating from the heat which results from the immense thrust of the engines of the new F-35B Lightning II fighter jets.
Specialist teams from across the Aircraft Carrier Alliance have developed the unique protective coating using a combination of aluminium and titanium, to withstand temperatures of up to 1,500 °C and is expected to provide protection through the 50-year life of the carriers.

Fonte ..... "Thermal metal coating developed for HMS Queen Elizabeth" .....
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Justin Bronk,esponente del RUSI (Royal United Services Institute), analizza l' aereo .....

"Are we there yet? Analysis of the F-35’s current effectiveness by the Royal United Services Institute’s Justin Bronk" .....

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Si amplia la disponibilità di tipi di aero-cisterne in grado di rifornire in volo il Lightning II .....

The Royal Air Force’s Airbus A330 Voyager will become the fourth non-US aerial refuelling tanker to be certified to fill up the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II following recent tests with an F-35B at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
The Voyager, a modified A330-200 airliner designated KC-30, has already performed five of 20 planned test flights with the final one expected by mid-June to achieve F-35 tanking certification.

Fonte ..... "RAF Voyager begins F-35B refuelling certification" .....
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Ancora a proposito dei due F-35A della Koninklijke Luchtmacht ormai in arrivo in Olanda .....
Uno degli aspetti più interessanti della missione sarà il test di comportamento sul campo del tanto discusso sistema ALIS .....

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) plans to put the F-35’s Autonomous Logistics Information System (ALIS) to the test when it deploys not one, but two aircraft from the US to the Netherlands next week.
“We will study the logistical footprint of this deployment on behalf of all other partners in the F-35 program”, says Col. Albert ‘Vidal’ de Smit, who will lead the deployment by flying one the F-35s from Edwards Air Force Base to Leeuwarden in the Netherlands himself.

Nell' articolo ..... molti altri dettagli .....
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F-35 olandesi ..... stanno arrivando ..... con diretta video su YouTube .....

Two Lockheed Martin F-35s belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force have departed North America on the first eastbound transatlantic crossing of the fifth-generation fighter type, and will land at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands at approximately 8:45pm local time.
The landing on 23 May is being streamed live on YouTube by the Dutch Ministry of Defence, following an approximately 4,780nm (8,850km) journey from their home at Edwards AFB in California to Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland (4h flight) and then across to Leeuwarden (8h).

Fonte ..... "LIVE: Two Dutch F-35s arriving at Leeuwarden Air Base" .....
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Ancora ritardi ..... chi l' avrebbe mai detto .....

"F-35 Block 3F test schedule slips as Lot 9-10 contracting drags on" .....

Anche qui ..... "Final F-35 Testing Slips To 2018" .....

Mentre ..... i Marines ..... "Marine Pilots Say Software Rarely a Problem for F-35B" .....

C' è davvero da uscirne pazzi .....
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Danimarca ..... la scelta dell' aereo sotto la lente d' ingrandimento .....

The Danish parliament’s Committee of Defense (CoD) has raised fresh concerns over the minority conservative-liberal government’s selection of the F-35A Lightning II as the Air Force’s (DAF) next-generation fighter.
The CoD scrutinized the aircraft unit costs, technical calculations and overall decision-making process that underpin the Fighter Replacement Program (FRP) when it questioned defense minister Peter Christensen and officials from the New Fighter Program Office (NFPO) on Wednesday.

Fonte ..... "Danish Committee Scrutinizes F-35 Plan Costs" .....
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Gli F-35 in Olanda ..... molto rumore per ..... poco ?

I risultati preliminari dei tests attualmente in corso sembrano confermare un livello di rumorosità del motore dello F-35 soltanto leggermente superiore rispetto a quello del motore degli F-16 in servizio nella RNAF .....

The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) conducted noise level test during these test flights.
Earlier today, the first test results were presented to the members of the Commission for Consultation and Awareness for Environmental Health (COVM) as well as the media.
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Generally, the survey states that the local residents note only small differences; this is supported by sound measurements in the nine settlements.
The maximum difference was approximately 3dB.
At present, the NLR is working on the results of the second flight.
When this has been completed, a further analysis of the data will be made.
The final report will eventually be presented at the COVM meeting of the airbases of Leeuwarden and Volkel.
The results of the tests will also be used by the steering committee for the execution of the Eijsink motion for the completion of the permanent noise monitoring.

Fonte ..... "First Results from F-35 Noise Perception Flights In" .....

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Quel costosissimo, incredibile 'gingillo' ..... che sta sulla testa dei piloti .....

Let me get this out of the way: the trillion dollar F-35 fighter jet program is an embarrassing mess.
But it’s hard not to marvel at the very expensive technology’s promises.
This conflict squeezed my brain this week, when the Air Force stopped by Gizmodo’s office with a $400,000 F-35 helmet in hand.
They even let me wear it.
The helmet is undeniably beautiful, a glistening orb of woven carbon fiber with a computer hidden underneath.
It belongs to Major Will Andreotta, a seasoned fighter pilot based out of Luke Air Force Base and the F-35A Heritage Flight Commander.
The Major was in the area to fly his F-35A at the Atlantic City Air Show this weekend.

Fonte ..... "I Wore a $400,000 F-35 Helmet and It Blew My Mind" .....
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Dubbio amletico ..... C'è del marcio in Danimarca ?



Un' intervista .....

Two weeks ago the Danish government selected the F-35A Lightning II as its future fighter aircraft.
The somewhat odd details of the evaluation raised many questions about its validity causing contract loser Boeing (who had offered the Super Hornet) to raise a formal complaint.
We spoke to veteran military aviation expert Jon Lake to find out more.

Fonte ..... "F-35 selection: Something rotten in the state of Denmark" .....
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Gli F-35 in Olanda ..... molto rumore per ..... poco ?

I risultati preliminari dei tests attualmente in corso sembrano confermare un livello di rumorosità del motore dello F-35 soltanto leggermente superiore rispetto a quello del motore degli F-16 in servizio nella RNAF .....

The maximum difference was approximately 3dB.

Tre decibel in piu' significa che e' rumoroso il doppio.

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L' USAF ha deciso di partecipare, con due F-35A, soltanto al RIAT ..... e li rimanderà poi subito negli States ..... saltando in tal modo il Salone di Farnborough .....

Both the Air Force F-35A and the Marine Corps F-35B will appear at the Royal International Air Tattoo military show in the UK in early July.
The planes will appear in a heritage flight fly-by and on static display during the show, according to Air Force spokesman Capt. Mark Graff.
But due to a lack of hangar space at Farnborough, the F-35A is scheduled to return to the US after RIAT, Graff said June 2.

Fonte ..... "Air Force F-35A To Skip Farnborough Air Show" .....
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La commissione del senato americano ha' votato per cancellare il JPO.

Senate committee votes to disband F-35 JPO.
The committee’s version of the National Defense Authorisation Act for Fiscal 2017 approved on 16 May would eliminate the JPO after the Lockheed Martin fighter transitions to full rate production two years later.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... po-425434/

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McCain e' andato giu' pesantissimo contro l'F-35, che si profila sempre piu' chiaramente come il piu' colossale bidone di tutti i tempi.

“The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is the largest and most expensive acquisition program in the Department of Defense’s history. The full capabilities this aircraft will eventually provide are critical to America’s national security, our ability to deter our potential adversaries around the globe, and if necessary, respond with overwhelming force to any future conflicts that may require military intervention."

“But at the same time, the F-35 program’s record of performance has been both a scandal and a tragedy with respect to cost, schedule, and performance. And it’s a textbook example of why this Committee has placed such a high priority on reforming the broken defense acquisition system."

“The F-35’s schedule for development has now stretched to more than 15 years. Costs have more than doubled from original estimates. Aircraft deliveries amount to no more than a mere trickle relative to the original promises of the program. The original F-35 delivery schedule promised 1,013 F-35s of all variants would be delivered by the end of fiscal year 2016. In reality, we will have 179."

“Those F-35 aircraft being delivered are not being delivered as promised. They have problems with maintenance diagnostic software, radar instabilities, sensor fusion shortfalls, fuel system problems, structural cracks from service life testing, engine reliability deficits, limitations on the crew escape system that cause pilot weight restrictions, and potential cyber vulnerabilities. This list is as troubling as it is long."

“At long last, we are approaching the end of the long nightmare known as ‘concurrency’ – the ill-advised simultaneous development, testing, and production of a complex and technologically challenging weapons system that the Department estimates will end up costing the American taxpayers $1.8 billion."


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"Senate committee votes to disband F-35 JPO" .....

"OPENING STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON THE F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM" .....

Notizie indubbiamente interessanti ..... solo che risalgono ad alcune settimane fa e sono state a suo tempo riferite nella presente discussione .....



Le posizioni del senatore McCain sono comunque arcinote ..... ed ho ricordato, non molto tempo fa, che fu proprio un suo intervento a dare il la all' azione che poi portò il presidente Obama a cancellare il programma VH-71A/US-101 .....

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"Senate committee votes to disband F-35 JPO" .....

"OPENING STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON THE F-35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM" .....

Notizie indubbiamente interessanti ..... solo che risalgono ad alcune settimane fa e sono state a suo tempo riferite nella presente discussione .....

Le posizioni del senatore McCain sono comunque arcinote ..... ed ho ricordato, non molto tempo fa, che fu proprio un suo intervento a dare il la all' azione che poi portò il presidente Obama a cancellare il programma VH-71A/US-101 .....

Hai ragione, usando la funzione cerca ho' commesso un clamoroso errore di ortografia, se non altro il mio link e' al sito di McCain.

Il Kestrel paga il fatto di non essere americano come anche lo Spartan ed il Master.

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In partenza per Mountain Home .....

Eight F-35A aircraft and 160 personnel from Hill Air Force Base will depart this week for rigorous operational testing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, through June 17.
This marks the first time Hill's operational F-35s will travel out of state for training.
The F-35A pilots and maintainers from Hill's active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will push the aircraft to their limits to simulate deployed operations and ensure the Air Force's newest fighter aircraft are performing as expected.

Fonte ..... "Idaho deployment to push F-35 limits" .....
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Brutte notizie dal Canada per Lockheed Martin .....



Il grande paese nord americano sarebbe orientato all' acquisto dei Super Hornet ..... ma si tratterebbe soltanto un espediente politico per non far perdere la faccia al Primo Ministro ..... che si trova ora costretto a mantenere una promessa elettorale .....

The Canadian government wants to acquire the Super Hornet to fill its fighter-jet capability gap on an interim basis, a move that would also take the pressure off the country’s prime minister on the thorny political issue of the F-35.
Liberal Party Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had promised during last year’s election campaign his government would never buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but that plane is still favored by Canada’s air force.
Any decision to exclude the F-35 from a competition to acquire new jets could also spark a messy legal battle.
But the proposed deal to buy Super Hornets on an interim basis would push off any fighter competition well into the late 2020s, allowing Trudeau to keep his election promise while dealing with the issue of replacing the country’s aging fleet of CF-18 jets.

Fonte ..... "Canada Targets Super Hornet Buy, For Now" .....
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Dall' Olanda ..... interessanti risultati ..... "Dutch F-35 deployment yields strong results" .....

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Quello che non piace all' Amministrazione ..... che minaccia di porre il veto .....

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program:
The Administration strongly objects to sections 1086 and 1087, which would disband the F-35 Joint Program Office following the F-35 full-rate production decision (expected in April 2019), and establish the F-35 Follow-on Modernization program as a separate major defense acquisition program.
The contention that the F-35A, F35B, and F-35C are essentially three distinct aircraft with significantly different missions and capability requirements misses the mark and does not take into account the essential role that the F-35 Joint Program Office plays in the program, or the international nature of the program and the role that the international partners will continue to play for the remainder of this, the most complex cooperative weapons program DOD has ever undertaken.
The follow-on modernization effort, which is just beginning, and the challenging transition from development to global sustainment and life-cycle support require continued management of the enterprise from a central Joint Program Office.
While a transition to individual, Service-led, F-35 variant program offices might conceivably be advantageous at some time, now is not that time, and retaining the current program structure for the Follow-on Modernization program, with its existing oversight mechanisms, is the most prudent approach.

Fonte ..... "STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY S. 2943 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Sen. McCain, R-AZ)" .....

Pronta, ovviamente, la replica dell' irriducibile McCain .....

McCain blasted the memo, which he called a "statement of administration policy," a bureaucratic product and "a sorry defense of the status quo: misalignment of authority and accountability, deficits in strategic integration and harnessing innovation, bloated staffs, a broken defense acquisition system."
"In its laundry list of imaginary doomsday scenarios, the Administration repeatedly misstates and misconstrues provisions of the NDAA, leaving one to wonder how closely Administration officials read this legislation, or whether they read it at all," McCain said.
"I hope when the NDAA reaches the President’s desk, he understands the critical importance of this legislation to our national security better than his Administration seems to now.”

Fonte ..... "New Veto Threat Targets DoD Reform Proposals" .....
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Canada ..... come prevedibile .....

The Liberal Party government’s consideration of a purchase of an undisclosed number of Super Hornets as an “interim” aircraft to deal with a fighter capability gap touched off a storm of controversy in the House of Commons.
Conservative Party leader Rona Ambrose accused Trudeau of selecting a fighter jet without the proper knowledge of what the Royal Canadian Air Force needs.

Fonte ..... "Canadian Fighter-Jet Debate Turns Testy" .....
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Danimarca ..... il Parlamento approva .....

Denmark’s parliament agreed to a deal with Lockheed Martin to spend $3 billion, or 20 billion kroner, to buy 27 F-35 Joint Striker Fighter jetson replacing its aging fleet of fighter planes.
The total cost for the lifespan of the deal, assuming some planes last as long as 30 years, would be 55 billion kroner, said Henrik Dam Christensen, defense speaker for the opposition Social Democrats.
The F-35s will replace old Lockheed Martin F-16s, which Denmark has used since the early 1980s.

Fonte ..... "Danish government OKs $3 billion purchase of 27 F-35 fighter jets" .....
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Gli Olandesi ..... volanti .....

On Wednesday 1 June, Airheadsfly.com boarded Netherlands Air Force 65, a KDC-10 tanker aircraft.
We boarded the very same aircraft earlier this year for air-to-air refuelling with F-16s, but this time something else was around, looking for fuel.
Archer 1, a Lockheed Martin F-35A, first presented itself on the KDC-10’s left wing, then refueled using the tanker’s boom system.
The fifth generation fighter jet then continued to the right wing for some formation flying.

Fonte ..... "Close encounter of the fifth kind" .....
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