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F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lightning II
By Wally on Nov 16, 2009 | In Defense News | Send feedback »
F-35 behind schedule, over budget
The F-35 joint strike fighter program is far behind schedule and over budget. A milestone test flight was competed on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009.
Ballistic Missile Defense
By Wally on Nov 13, 2009 | In Defense News | Send feedback »
Missile Defense Agency names five Norfolk destroyers for BMD upgrade
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced Thursday the names of the next six ships that will join the Navy’s Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) fleet, all of which are stationed on the East Coast.
Virginia Beach - Oceana
By Wally on Sep 18, 2009 | In Va Beach, Defense News | Send feedback »
Navy moves up F-35 operational deployment date
The U.S. Navy announced it plans to deploy the carrier-based version of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter six months earlier than previously arranged.
Stationing the F-35
By Wally on Sep 16, 2009 | In Politics, Va Beach, Defense News | Send feedback »
East Coast F-35 To be Base in Florida?
Recently, Virginia Beach councilman Bill DeSteph called on Virginia elected officials to support basing the F-35, the Navy's newest fighter jet, at NAS Oceana, which is the master jet base for the East Coast. The councilman is surely on the ball! He realizes world-wide pilots and technicians will find themselves traveling more to Florida where the key Joint Strike Fighter training facility is to be located.
