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Washington (CNN) After more than two decades of development and testing, Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet has made its combat debut.

The Israel Defense Forces announced Tuesday on Twitter that its version of the aircraft -- dubbed the F-35 "Adir" -- is already flying in operationyyal missions.


"The Adir planes are already operational and flying in operational missions. We are the first in the world to use the F-35 in operational activity," the IDF tweet said.


Israeli Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin said the stealth fifth-generation aircraft was used to strike two different targets in the Middle East, The Jerusalem Post reported.

Italy says won't buy more F-35 fighter jets, may cut existing order


by Reuters

ROME (Reuters) – Italy will not buy more Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets and is considering whether to stick to the order to which it is already committed, Defence Minister Elisabetta Trenta said on Friday.

Trenta comes from the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement which has always been critical of NATO member Italy’s order for 90 of the planes, saying the money could be better spent to boost welfare and help the sluggish economy.

“We won’t buy any more F-35s,” Trenta said in a television interview with private broadcaster La 7. “We are assessing what to do regarding the contracts already in place.”

She spelled out several reasons to be cautious, saying that “strong financial penalties” could mean that “scrapping the order could cost us more than maintaining it.”

She also cited benefits in terms of technology and research in Italy linked to the planes, as well as jobs that would be lost.

The F-35 is made by Lockheed Martin Corp, with companies including Northrop Grumman Corp, United Technologies Corp’s Pratt & Whitney and BAE Systems Plc also involved.

However, Trenta said she saw merit in stretching out the purchases in order to free up resources for investments in European defence projects.

Some 5-Star officials said last year that Italy should cancel the order for the fighters altogether, but Trenta made clear she had reservations about this.

“No one is hiding the fact we have always been critical … In view of the existing contracts signed by the previous government, we are carrying out a careful assessment that exclusively considers the national interest,” she said.

The 5-Star Movement formed a populist coalition government last month with the far right League party.

(Reporting By Gavin Jones; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

J.Ricardo escreveu: ↑Ter Jul 10, 2018 1:19 pm Chile com F-35

https://www.aereo.jor.br/2018/07/10/o-f ... ed-martin/

Será que vale a pena para nossos vizinhos?

J.Ricardo escreveu: ↑Ter Jul 10, 2018 1:19 pm Chile com F-35

https://www.aereo.jor.br/2018/07/10/o-f ... ed-martin/

Será que vale a pena para nossos vizinhos?

gabriel219 escreveu: ↑Qua Jul 11, 2018 12:29 am Um esquadrão de 12 F-35 vai custar a FACh inteira e olhe lá.

Vale muito mais á pena eles modernizarem seus F-16 para Block 60/70 ou mesmo comprar Gripen.

Primer Concern for Corroding Strike Fighters (excerpt)

Ten of the Royal Australian Air Force’s new multi-million-dollar strike fighters have corrosion ­issues after the manufacturer ­failed to use a protective primer when painting the F-35s.

And F-35 pilots could face such debilitating ear pain or sinus ­injury from internal pressure changes that they could crash during complex manoeuvres, a US Government Accountability Office report has warned.

The corrosion and the internal pressure scenario are the latest ­issues plaguing the aircraft that cost about $100 million each and are expected to start arriving in Australia later this year.

The Australian ­Defence Force confirmed on Friday that 10 of its Lockheed Martin-built fighters had been affected by the primer issue that the US government says has to be fixed via a month-long repair process. The issue was first noticed on a US plane by authorities late last year when corrosion was discovered on fasteners under an F-35A’s fuselage panels during maintenance.

A joint government and industry investigation found primer had not been applied to prevent corrosion to the fastener holes in an aluminium cover plate.

Three months ago the US ­Defence Department temporarily suspended acceptance of the strike fighters because of the corrosion issues but did not reveal any affect on the Australia fleet.

At the time the US Air Force’s spokesman for the assistant secretary of acquisition Lieutenant General Arnold Bunch said the corrosion was in fastener holes that were drilled and not “corrected or properly treated”. (end of excerpt)

(Source: The Australian; published July 9, 2018 - By Rory Callinan
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