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F-35 performance-based logistics deal is dead—for now
Pentagon balks at moving away from fix-on-demand arrangement during global uncertainty.
F-35’s price might rise, Lockheed warns
After years of declines, the jet’s cost is being pushed by upgrades, inflation, and a proposal to buy fewer of them.
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Every squad will get anti-drone gear, Marine Corps says
With “zero decision space” to deal with incoming UAVs, troops need tools to take them down.
Lockheed resumes F-35 deliveries after year-long pause
But the tech-development problems that halted deliveries of the TR-3 version of the jet persist.
Pentagon expects F-35 deliveries to restart this month
The head of Air Combat Command is “hopeful” the fighter jets will be ready for deliveries to resume in July.
V-22s won’t return to full flight operations until mid-2025
But some lawmakers are worried about the Osprey flying at all.
House defense bills on collision course over F-35, second sub
Appropriators would boost, not cut, jet purchases, and hew to the Navy’s submarine-building plan.
Marine Corps seeks to boost cyber and signals skills with new recruitment program
The trial program would give civilians a chance to enlist as staff non-commissioned officers if they have the required skills.
F-35 crash shrinks a tiny test fleet under stress
Congress and GAO were already worried about having enough test jets to handle planned upgrades.
Lawsuit alleges contractors lied about V-22’s safety
The suit, filed by the families of Marines killed in a 2022 crash, says the tiltrotor aircraft don’t meet government safety specifications.
F-35s are piling up on Lockheed tarmacs, presenting ‘unique’ risks to the Pentagon
The program is trying to quash bugs that force pilots to reboot in midair, GAO says.
House authorizers: cut F-35 purchases to fix problems
Their version of the defense policy bill would reduce the Pentagon’s 2025 purchase by 10 jets.
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Marine logistics battalions to get resupply drones by 2028
Each unit will receive three to six small cargo drones, part of the Corps' effort to become lighter and more agile.
The Marines want to ‘litter the battlefield’ with anti-drone sensors
Some units will get portable devices within a year, officials said.
