Sputnik – 15.02.2017 Israeli defense contractors have generated more than $1 billion in revenues since 2010 for assisting with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the most expensive weapons program in history. The Israeli Defense Ministry reported Sunday that 2016 was a banner year for F-35 partners. Contracts tied to production of the F-35 shot […]
21st Century Wire says…
Defense News said that sixty-two percent of the US Navy’s F-18s are grounded and out of service and attributed this to be, ‘mostly because there isn’t enough money to fix them’ and noted they are awaiting planned maintenance and are held up waiting on spare parts.
The new Trump administration continues to surprise, with General James Mattis – recently confirmed as Defense Secretary – ordering a review of both the F-35 program, as well as the program for the replacement of Airforce One (the US President’s own transport jet).
The F-35 is supposedly the most expensive program in the US air force’s history. It has also been one of the most protracted and controversial, with many questioning the F-35’s capabilities as an effective combat aircraft.
Friends, This is not Russian “propaganda”. This is an official US government document. And an amazing read. See for yourself: I would like to use this opportunity to wholeheartedly congratulate
By Robert Koehler | CounterPunch | January 13, 2017 “The F-35 Lightning II Program (also known as the Joint Strike Fighter Program) is the Department of Defense’s focal point for defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and our allies. The F-35 will bring cutting-edge technologies to the […]
By David Swanson | Let’s Try Democracy | October 31, 2016 Imagine if a local business in your town invented a brand new tool that was intended to have an almost magical effect thousands of miles away. However, where the tool was kept and used locally became an area unsafe for children. Children who got […]
By Jonathan Marshall | Consortium News | September 1, 2016 The U.S. military has won only a single major war since the end of World War II (the Gulf War of 1990-91). But U.S. military contractors continue to win major budget wars in Congress nearly every year, proving that no force on earth can resist […]
By Ulson Gunnar – New Eastern Outlook – 01.08.2016 The United States poses as a champion against the great threats facing global security and stability, an uphill battle it claims requires equally great sacrifices, especially in terms of defense spending. It must be just a coincidence that the many policy think-tanks promoting this notion just […]
Sputnik – 16.06.2016 The defense contractor attempted to extort one of the most powerful sovereign countries in the world, warning that as many as 10,000 jobs would be lost if the country did not commit to purchasing a fighter jet that ‘does not work.’ This weekend, American defense contractor Lockheed Martin threatened to exclude Canadian […]
The Pentagon spent $1.5 trillion developing the F-35, and another $400 billion buying them, but they still aren't combat-ready.
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