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• Valerie Insinna
The US Department of Defense says it is still not meeting its F-35 readiness goals, with only 36% of fielded aircraft capable of performing the full set of missions the jets were designed to execute. The gap underscores persistent availability and software/sustainment challenges as the program scales deployments.
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• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: Polish PM Donald Tusk announced that Poland will build a national drone armada, drawing on Ukrainian battlefield expertise and European funding.
DefenseNews.com
• Aaron Mehta, Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: The Federal Aviation Administration and commercial aviation trade group have raised concerns that 5G deployment could cause interference to civil and military aircraft.
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• Valerie Insinna
By DefenseNews.com: Trump administration officials were hoping to clear the deal before the inauguration on Jan. 20.
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• Aaron Mehta
By DefenseNews.com: Trump's input into the Air Force One replacement was cosmetic, according to Ellen Lord, the outgoing defense acquisition chief.
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• Barbara Opall-Rome
By DefenseNews.com: The US government has cleared a US $1.9 billion package for the Israeli Air Force to replenish its precision-guided munitions (PGMs).
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• Barbara Opall-Rome
By DefenseNews.com: HERZLIYA, Israel — Whoever thinks the F-35 or other heavily armed fighter jets are no longer relevant for urban combat better think again, said Israel's top Air Force officer.
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• Andrew Chuter
By DefenseNews.com: BAE Systems is scheduled to deliver a report to the British Ministry of Defence at the end of this month outlining how the Typhoon combat jets could carry multiple weapon types on a single wing-mounted launcher.
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• Valerie Insinna
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• Valerie Insinna
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• Valerie Insinna
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• Rachel S. Cohen
