Citat:The U.S. Defense Department’s newest and most advanced fighter jet has (zabranjeno)ed during testing and isn’t yet reliable for combat operations, the Pentagon’s top weapons tester said in new report.
The entire F-35 fleet was grounded last February after a (zabranjeno) was discovered in a turbine blade of an F-35A. While the order was subsequently lifted, more (zabranjeno)s have been discovered in other areas and variants of the Lockheed Martin Corp.-made plane, according to the latest annual report by J. Michael Gilmore, director of Operational Test and Evaluation.
Durability testing of the F-35A, the Air Force’s version of the plane designed to take off and land on conventional runways, and the F-35B, the Marine Corps’ model that can take off like a plane and land like a helicopter, revealed “significant findings” of (zabranjeno)ing in engine mounts, fuselage stiffeners, and bulkhead and wing flanges, according to the document
Citat:Hear from the pilots and engineers testing the F-35C carrier variant's high angle of attack capabilities at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
Italian Lawmakers Consider New Cuts to JSF Purchase
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Citat:A source within the center-left Democratic Party said the members were preparing a policy document for approval in parliament which could seek to cut Italy’s planned purchase of JSFs from 90 to around 45. The country has already reduced its total buy from the originally planned 131 aircraft.
Citat:Both sources said the document — which could be ready this month — would strive to make Italy invest in the multirole, ground attack version of the Eurofighter. Italy, a partner in the Lockheed Martin JSF program, has hitherto shown relatively little interest in the European plane.
Još dodatno smanjenje količine i posao ide u minus.
Citat:Lt. Col. Patrick Moran returns F-35B BF-2 back to NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, after a high alpha testing with external stores mission.
Photo by Andy Wolfe
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Citat:External Stores
Lockheed Martin pilot Elliott Clemence flew F-35C test aircraft CF-01 on an external stores flight qualities mission over the eastern shore of Maryland on 6 February 2014. The external load consisted of two AIM-9X heat-seeking short range missiles, four laser-guided GBU-12 500-pound bombs, and the centerline 25mm gun pod.
Photo by Michael D. Jackson
Reportaža o F-35 koja govori o njegovoj ranjivosti i problemima uzrokovane sofisticiranošću i preteranim oslanjanjem na kompjutere,tačnije ALIS sistem, koji upravlja celim avionom i predstavlja maltene vid veštačke inteligencije. Priv problem je što ALIS ''misli'' za sebe,pa se prilikom održavanja i korišćenja dešava da ALIS radi po svome,a ne ono što se od njega traži. Drugi problem je što je ceo sistem,sa sve serverima, još uvek ranjiv na hakere, što znači da je moguće onesposobiti ih samo putem kompjutera,s obzirom da ALIS ima mogućnost da ''odbije'' poletanje ako proceni da nešto ne valja.
Citat:Two F-35B test aircraft execute a short takeoff in close formation for the first time on Feb. 12, 2014. The test flight took off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
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