F-35 Joint Strike Fighter News, Videos and pics Thread

[Jura The idiot]

GOOD BYE MICHAEL GILMORE! don't let the door hit you in the AXX on the way out, and GOOD RIDDANCE! Michael Gilmore is out of a job, furthermore, he has gone so far out his way to hurt the F-35 and the Program designed to bring it up to speed, that I'm going to call him a LYING POLITICIAN! trying to make a name for himself.

Yes the F-35 is a program that's in its infancy, yes all those issues are being worked, some have been and will continue to be put on the "back burner"!!! where they belong, until mission critical IOC bidnezz is taken care of, I hope Michael Gilmore can get a job being Michelle Obama's garden boy, and taking care of her "VEGGIES", seems appropo!

I think they should both accompany Barack to Mars on that one way mission!!! and DON'T COME BACK!

and take that 18 Trillion dollars in debt with you Michael, you and Barack deserve it!

bro I think I know what you mean, but it remains to be seen if "obstacles were put in F-35 way" by "people with agenda" OR if it was LockMart which "tried to stuff its pockets" by "over-engineered" "promise" ... and in the meantime
First Marine Corps F-35B Squadron Leaves for Japan

Ten of the Marine Corps’ newest fighter jets took off from the runway at Yuma Marine Corps Air Station, Ariz., on Monday and began the long trans-Pacific flight to their squadron’s new home in Japan, service officials announced today.

The single-seat F-35B Lighting IIJoint Strike Fighters with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 are relocating to Iwakuni MCAS, bringing the high-tech, multi-mission capabilities of the controversial Joint Strike Fighter jet to the western Pacific region. Marine Corps officials had announced last year the decision to move the F-35B squadron from the West Coast-based 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing to the Japan-based 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.

“The unique combination of stealth, cutting-edge radar and sensor technology and electronic warfare systems bring all of the access and lethality capabilities of a fifth-generation fighter, a modern bomber and an adverse-weather, all-threat environment air support platform,” 3rd MAW said in a statement. The F-35B variant is designed for short vertical take-offs and landings, like the aging AV-8B Harrier jump jet it will replace. The jet “is a game-changing aircraft,” former 3rd MAW commander, Maj. Gen. Mike Rocco, told a

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“The aircraft will arrive at Iwakuni in segments over the next couple days,” said Capt. Kurt Stahl, a 3rd MAW spokesman at Miramar MCAS in San Diego, told USNI News. The relocation of the squadron, which can number about 300 personnel, is a permanent change-of-station (PCS) move for the Marines, sailors and their families.

The “Green Knights” squadron is expected to receive six additional jets by summer and is slated to train and do a WestPac deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit with the Japan-based amphibious ready group later this year, officials said. That ARG will be led by amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1), which will shift its homeport from Norfolk, Va., to Sasebo, Japan, later this year, as

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policies and operations, told USNI News last month that “we intend to fully incorporate the F-35 into the [U.S. Pacific Command] area of operations.”

Marines with the squadron will join in regional joint exercises this year throughout PACOM, including the biennial exercise Northern Edge in Alaska, as it prepares for predeployment training with the 31st MEU and ARG, Bailey said Dec. 22. “So I call it a crawl, walk, run; we have to get out there and start learning some lessons, which we will…. So they’ll get out on ground and just start doing what I call familiarization, and then they’ll learn some lessons from that,” he said.

Japan is among a handful of nations interested in buying the conventional F-35 for its defense force.

The F-35B is replacing the Marine Corps’ F/A-18 Hornet, EA-6B Prowler and AV-8B Harrier jets, all aircraft that have deployed globally and operated in the western Pacific.

In 2012, VMFA-121, an F/A-18 Hornet squadron, was the first unit to be redesignated as an operational JSF squadron. In December 2015, it participated in the 1st Marine Division’s annual Marine air-ground task force exercise Steel Knight in southern California. In October, the squadron’s jets went to sea aboard the amphibious assault ship America (LHA-6) for a round of developmental tests and a proof of concept demonstration to see how the aircraft would operate at sea. Additional testing will continue into the deployment.

The Corps’ second F-35B squadron, the “Avengers” of VMFA-211, was a Harrier squadron until its redesignation last year.

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[Jura The idiot]

Dec 23, 2016

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Based on the tremendous cost and cost overruns of the Lockheed Martin F-35, I have asked Boeing to price-out a comparable F-18 Super Hornet!

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now
“I'm very much involved with the generals and admirals on the airplane, the F-35, you’ve been reading about it. And it is way, way behind schedule and many billions of dollars over budget. I don't like that,” Trump said, before saying the admirals and generals had been “fantastic.”
inside Trump Again Hints at F-35, F-18 Competition

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[Jura The idiot]

GOOD BYE MICHAEL GILMORE! ...

... pointed to (the first page of

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"-Continued schedule delays in completing Block 3F mission systems development and flight testing, which DOT&E estimates will likely complete in July 2018
-Delayed and incomplete Block 3F DT Weapons Delivery Accuracy (WDA) events and ongoing weapons integration issues
-Continued delays in completing flight sciences test points, particularly those needed to clear the full F-35B Block 3F flight envelope, resulting in a phased release of Block 3F envelope across the variants, with the full Block 3F envelope for F-35B not being released until mid-CY18
-Further delays in completing gun testing for all three variants and recently discovered gunsight deficiencies
-Late availability of verified, validated and tested Block 3F Mission Data Loads (MDLs) for planned IOT&E and aircraft delivery dates; DOT&E estimates the first validated MDLs will not be available until June 2018-Continued shortfalls and delays with the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) and late delivery of ALIS version 3.0, the final planned version for SDD, at risk of slipping from early CY18 into mid-CY18
-Significant, well-documented deficiencies; for hundreds of these, the program has no plan to adequately fix and verify with flight test within SDD; although it is common for programs to have unresolved deficiencies after development, the program must assess and mitigate the cumulative effects of these remaining deficiencies on F-35 effectiveness and suitability prior to finalizing and fielding Block 3F
-Overall ineffective operational performance with multiple key Block 3F capabilities delivered to date, relative to planned IOT&E scenarios which are based on various fielded threat laydowns
-Continued low aircraft availability and no indications of significant improvement, especially for the early production lot IOT&E aircraft
-Insufficient progress in verification of Joint Technical Data, particularly those for troubleshooting aircraft fault codes and for support equipment
-Delays in completing the required extensive and time-consuming modifications to the fleet of operational test aircraft which, if not mitigated with an executable plan and contract, could significantly delay the start of IOT&E
-Insufficient progress in the following areas which are required for IOT&E:
▪Development, integration, and testing of the Air-to-Air Range Infrastructure instrumentation into the F-35 aircraft
▪Flight testing to certify the Data Acquisition, Recording, and Telemetry pod throughout the full flight envelope
▪Development of other models, including the Fusion Simulation Model, Virtual Threat Insertion table, and the Logistics Composite Model
-Delays in providing training simulators in the Block 3F configuration to the initial training centers and operational locations
Based on these ongoing problems and delays, and including the required time for IOT&E spin-up, the program will not be ready to start IOT&E until late CY18, at the soonest, or more likely early CY19. In fact, IOT&E could be delayed to as late as CY20, depending on the completion of required modifications to the IOT&E aircraft."

and I add recently I saw this graphics:

and at first instant I thought it had been faked, but ... I located it using

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inside Le F-35, la machine pour dominer le monde, Made In USA.

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Several delays

In French press he get a medium réputation and before again worse
Specialised press i don' t reads tabloïds me

 

[Jura The idiot]

Jan 4, 2017

LOLOL I'm having tons of fun watching this Program:
Mattis Backs F-35 Stealth Fighter Criticized by Trump

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now Mattis Defends Trump's F-35 Criticism

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the next defense secretary on Thursday characterized his boss as ultimately supportive of the F-35 program, despite recent comments by Trump criticizing the high costs of the program.

Over the past month, Trump has repeatedly used Twitter as his platform of choice to trash the “out-of-control” costs of the F-35. The president-elect has also put the Air Force One program in his crosshairs, tweeting that the program should be canceled.

During a confirmation hearing in front of the Senate armed services committee, retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis said Trump has "in no way shown a lack of support for the program. He just wants more bang for the buck.”

Mattis mostly brushed aside criticism about Trump’s use of Twitter, saying that the president-elect’s comments indicate the high priority placed on driving down the price of weapon systems.

“It’s not my role to comment on the president-elect’s statements except to say that it shows he’s serious about getting the best bang for the dollar when it comes to defense dollars, and that is where I find common ground with him,” Mattis said in response to a question on how he would deal with industry concerns about Trump’s tweets.

“I want to be able to come to you and say, ‘Here is the money you gave to us, and here’s what we did with it,’” he added. “And I see his statements about the cost of certain defense programs as showing his serious side about keeping these costs under control.”

Acquisition reform has been a priority of the Senate Armed Services Committee over the past several years, but Twitter is not the best venue for contractual negotiations, countered Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii.

“These tweets have impacted markets, created instability and some uncertainty in the industry,” she told Mattis. “And while we all agree that we need to ensure that our contractors deliver the systems our warfighters require on time and within costs, I don’t think that this is the best way to get that point across.”

Although Trump's tweets on the F-35 and Air Force One rattled the defense industrial base, it was barely a topic of conversation during the confirmation hearing. Only Hirono criticized Trump’s Twitter tactics, and no senator ventured to ask about the president’s comments alluding to a potential competition involving the F-35 and the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

“We’re going to do some big things on the F-35 program and perhaps the F-18 program,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “And we’re going to get those costs way down, and we’re going to get the plane even better, and we’re going to have competition. And it's going to be a beautiful thing.”

During the hearing, Mattis ventured his own support of the F-35 program, calling it "critical" and noting that “many of our allies have bet their air superiority on the F-35 program.” However, the famed former Marine Corps general did not offer any specifics about whether Trump is considering a smaller F-35 buy or the acquisition of an upgraded version of the Super Hornet.

SASC Chairman John McCain of Arizona remained mum on the F-35 program during the hearing, but has been putting his own pressure on the joint strike fighter. This week he sent a letter to Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson blasting the program for a projected seven month delay and $500 million cost overrun.

“If the Lockheed Martin Corporation has new initiatives that are ‘ready to deliver’ to reduce F-35 program costs, I expect you to detail your plans for accomplishing this objective to the committee as soon as possible,” he wrote.

The F-35 joint program office has said that about half of the $500 million overrun is due to changes to requirements and funding that the Pentagon cut from the development budget.

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[Jura The idiot]

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Trump teases possible F-35 competition

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President-elect Donald Trump has hinted again at a potential competition between Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.

In his first press conference since winning November’s election, Trump took aim at the entire US defense industry in his opening remarks, but focused on the F-35 programme as his favourite target.

“It’s way, way behind schedule and many, many billions of dollars over budget. I don’t like that,” Trump says. “And we’re going to do some big things on the F-35 programme, and perhaps the F-18 programme. And we’re going to get those costs way down and we’re going to get the plane to be even better. And we’re going to have some competition and it’s going to be a beautiful thing.”

Lockheed’s stocks plummeted after Trump’s comment, falling from almost $256 to a low of $251.71 this afternoon. The president-elect’s remarks on the programme echoes an earlier tweet, Trump’s preferred mode of a press announcement, delivered 21 December.

“Based on the tremendous cost and cost overruns of the Lockheed Martin F-35, I have asked Boeing to price-out a comparable F-18 Super Hornet!"

Trump fired the tweet following meetings with several US generals, including F-35 programme executive officer Lt Gen Chris Bogdan, who had attempted to present a nuanced picture of the programme.

 

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Yes for J-20 in fact i think with infos you provide ofc very difficult to know... the system on J-20 is less efficient mainly less versatile.

But is is clear if F-35 is only to have this capacity " look more fast " that compensate her more low agility with J-20 or T-50 if one other have this capacity it is different no or almost, despite that F-35 build in big number much more than others and again the number despite technology very very importan.

The F-35 is "very agile", you've fallen victim to the constant ca-caphony that the F-35 is a lumbering "bomb truck", it is NOT.

The F-35s agility may exceed that of the J-20 and most other fighter aircraft on the planet! It was designed to match the F-16, which was our first "unstable" fly by wire fighter, and which remains "SCARY". In fact the F-16s fly by wire had to be "dialed back", as too many jet jockeys were putting themselves to sleep. The F-35s fly by wire is also "dialed back", the aircraft joy stick will not "input" all the performance the airframe itself is capable of?

My point is that J-20 is likely very maneuverable, but the F-35 is indeed much smaller physically, and utilizes the principle of "mass centralization", in other words its much easier to "spin" a baseball, than a soccer ball?? So until we see the J-20 given a full on "airshow" type demonstration??? we will be in the dark about its actual to the limit capabilities, we've seen no max turn rate demonstrations on the J-20, nor have we seen a full on military flight demo of the F-35??

According datas i have right now F-35 low especialy for STR with new Blocks and software an increase but surely don' t match J-20 with 2 engines etc...

When i say low in comparison with new 5th generation obviously want or outclass 4/4.5 generation remains right now the Block 3i is not the true Block for war he have only about half of its armaments planned

And when you see F-35 flying he push less than F-22 which is a true " dancer ".

 

[Air Force Brat]

According datas i have right now F-35 low especialy for STR with new Blocks and software an increase but surely don' t match J-20 with 2 engines etc...

When i say low in comparison with new 5th generation obviously want or outclass 4/4.5 generation remains right now the Block 3i is not the true Block for war he have only about half of its armaments planned

And when you see F-35 flying he push less than F-22 which is a true " dancer ".

I stand by my assessment, F-35 is very agile and has a very high pitch transition rate, as well as being very aerodynamically superior with regard to extremely high Angles of Attack. Lots of different data, and of course you've acknowledged that STR seems to be the sole criteria of that view-point, I would point out the Air Force 02 has been flown to 9.9 Gs and 105 degrees angle of attack, those numbers are insanely good.

 

[Jeff Head]

The F-35C has passed its DT testing , all three phases, with flying colors.

Yes there is this issue, but it only happens on very specific occasions and clearly was not serious enough to keep the aircraft from passing its tests and qualifications.

Medium-term actions include small modifications to the nose gear and HMD symbology, such as simplifying what is displayed in the helmet during catapult launches. These alterations are not set to begin for about another year, after which they will take at least six months to accomplish,

...and they have a straight forward fix. If this issue imperiled the program they would not wait months or a year. If it imperiled the program, the F-35C would not be passing its tests and qualifications.

What this tells us is that the issue in known, is relatively minor, can be worked around now very straight forwardly, and can be addressed with the medium term fix stated above.

As I have said many times. You have naysayers and enemies of this program that want to make every little mole hill they find into a mount Everest.

But it just is not so.

The F-35C is going to be a very effective, game changer for naval aviation. The naysayers and enemies of the program want that to not succeed.

But the program goes forward and is going to be successful and is going to 'cause adversaries and potential enemies if the US have to re-think a LOT of their plans for interdicting US Naval air power projected from US carriers by this 5th generation, stealth strike fighter, whose sensor fusion is going to revolutionize how the US is able to fight and project power...from the F-35C themselves, to their interaction with other platforms, both manned and unmanned.

...and the beat goes on.

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