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US State Department approves South Korea to buy 25 more F-35A jets
The potential deal is estimated to be worth more than $5 billion.
By Mike Yeo
Menendez maintains hold on Turkey F-16 jets despite Sweden NATO deal
Sen. Bob Menendez tells Defense News he continues to block the F-16 sale to Turkey even after President Erdoğan said Ankara would ratify Sweden's NATO bid.
Schedule F is about accountability, not spoils system, ex-officials say
Several Republican candidates for the presidency have said they support Schedule F or something like it, raising questions about what that might look like.
Opinions
As it plans NGAD fighter, Pentagon must learn from past failures
The DoD must wrap up the NGAD’s development phase as quickly as possible to avoid the snowballing effect of updates and new features.
By Sean Kennedy
Opinions
What the US should do with its A-10 Thunderbolt
Let's kill two birds with one stone.
By Sen. Marco Rubio
When are jets allowed to go ‘boom,’ AKA, break the sound barrier?
One F-16 Fighting Falcon that responded to the unresponsive Cessna made the jump to supersonic speed, though three others were also authorized to do so.
F-16 jet scrambled to respond to unresponsive small plane over capital
The fighter jet responding to the wayward small plane caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region.
The US must maximize F-35 production
Amid increasing international demand for the warplanes, the Pentagon isn't buying enough of them, argues a former U.S. top NATO commander in Europe.
By Philip Breedlove