U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos
Bomber. / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam Brock
Stroj 02 v pozadí má místo USS ESSEX nápis TAKE NOTICE (?). / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell
Pouzdro pod trupem a na krytu příďového podvozku jsou namalované symboly akcí. / U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell
Oldest F-35B Could Hit Service Life Limit In 2026.
Structural defects mean the earliest F-35Bs delivered by Lockheed Martin could reach a service life limit by 2026 after 2,100 flight hours, according to the Pentagon’s director for weapons testing.
The design specification of the F-35B called for a service life of 8,000 flight hours, but early production models fall “well under” the durability requirement, Robert Behler, director of operational test and evaluation (DOT&E,) wrote in his latest annual report to Congress.
Germany will pick either the Eurofighter or Boeing's F/A-18 fighter jet to replace its Tornado warplanes, knocking Lockheed Martin's F-35 stealth fighter out of a tender worth billions of euros, Defence Ministry sources said on Thursday.
The ministry will make a final decision after receiving detailed information from Boeing and Airbus about the aircraft, which must be able to carry U.S. nuclear weapons to fulfill Germany's obligations to NATO, the sources said.
Společný přelet F-35C z letek VFA-147 Argonauts, VFA-125 Rough Raiders, VFA-101 Grim Reapers nad leteckou základnou Eglin před prohlášením počáteční operační způsobilosti námořní verze.