Marines

BAE Systems shipping APKWS to USMC

Posted in Marines on February 22nd, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment

BAE Systems is preparing to ship its next batch of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System to the U.S. Marine Corps for shipment to operational units.

F-35A carries out first external weapons test mission

Posted in Air Force, Marines, Navy on February 21st, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment

An F-35A at Edwards Air Force Base carried out first external weapons test mission on Feb. 16. The weapons load for this mission involved carrying two AIM-9X missiles on the outboard wing stations with two GBU-31s and two AIM-120s inside the two internal weapon bays.

Lockheed Martin: average cost of F-35 would go up

Posted in Air Force, Marines, Navy on February 14th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment

Lockheed Martin said the average cost of the F-35 would “go up somewhat” as the Pentagon postpone production of 179 jets.

YouTube: KC-130J Harvest Hawk

Posted in Marines on February 13th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment

Pentagon’s top weapons buyer: F-35 production was “acquisition malpractice”

Posted in Air Force, Marines, Navy on February 7th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment

Frank Kendall, acting U.S. defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, said the decision to start production of the F-35 while testing at the same time was “acquisition malpractice.”

Three F-35s had their ejection seat parachutes repacked

Posted in Air Force, Marines, Navy on February 7th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment

Three of the 15 F-35s that had problems with their ejection seat parachutes will resume flying on Tuesday after their parachutes were repacked.
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F-35 sensors employed during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012

Posted in Marines, Navy on February 7th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment

Northrop Grumman’s BAC1-11 test aircraft is testing the F-35′s sensors during Exercise Bold Alligator 2012 on the East Coast of the United States.

China’s Role In JSF’s Spiraling Costs

Posted in Air Force, Marines, Navy on February 5th, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment

Did a successful cyber intrusion into the F-35 program forced the Pentagon to redesign parts of the jet, which ultimately drove up costs?

RQ-7′s wings could swell in Afghanistan’s hot summer

Posted in Marines, UAV on February 1st, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment

An internal report by the U.S. Marine Corps has raised questions on the ability of the RQ-7 to fly on hot summer days in Afghanistan.
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General Dynamics awarded $24 Million F-35 Gun System contract

Posted in Air Force, Marines, Navy on February 1st, 2012 by alert5 – Be the first to comment

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products was awarded a $23.6 million contract by Lockheed Martin for production of more than two dozen GAU-22/A gun systems for the F-35.


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