listTop Stories & Topic Feedhttp://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/F-35+Joint+Strike+FighterNews Feed for f-35 joint strike fighteren-usWed, 19 Oct 2011 09:22:25 GMTTop Stories & Topic Feed6436http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/F-35+Joint+Strike+Fighterhttp://i.usatoday.net/_common/_images/usat_logo2.gifTop general opens door for F-35 fighter jet cutshttp://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2011-10-13/defense-budget-fighter-jets/50754012/1?csp=34Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:10:30 GMTThe top U.S. military officer has opened the door for cuts to the troubled F-35 fighter jet program.http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/story/2011-10-13/defense-budget-fighter-jets/50754012/1?csp=34Joint Chiefs of StaffHouse Armed Services CommitteeMarine CorpsF-35 Joint Strike FighterMartin Dempsey'Doomsday' defense cuts loom large for select 12http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-08-15-defense-cuts-debt-supercommittee_n.htm?csp=34Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:08:31 GMTFor the dozen lawmakers tasked with producing a deficit-cutting plan, the threatened "doomsday" defense cuts hit close to home.http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-08-15-defense-cuts-debt-supercommittee_n.htm?csp=34United StatesSouth KoreaJohn KerryUnited Arab EmiratesPersian Gulf WarFort WorthSenate Foreign Relations CommitteeMax BaucusJon KylLockheed MartinPresident Barack ObamaPatty MurrayState DepartmentLexington InstituteEl SegundoNorthrop GrummanPat ToomeyRob PortmanJeb HensarlingBAE SystemsMike MullenFred UptonGeneral DynamicsMarine CorpsJoint Strike FighterXavier BecerraV-22 OspreyF-35 Joint Strike FighterDave CampBell Helicopter TextronF-15General Dynamics Corp.Gates proposes cutting defense programshttp://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2009-04-06-gates-weapons_N.htm?csp=34Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:04:58 GMTDefense Secretary Robert Gates released a $534 billion budget proposal Monday that would shift money from programs plagued by cost overruns to weapons and systems needed to fight wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2009-04-06-gates-weapons_N.htm?csp=34United StatesGeorge W. BushBarack ObamaCongressAfghanistanIraqPentagonU.S. House of RepresentativesArmyNavyUnited States Department of DefenseSoviet UnionAir ForceGovernment Accountability OfficeGatesHumveesPredatorsLexington InstitutePredatorLoren ThompsonMRAPsMine Resistant Ambush ProtectedD-PaReaperF-22 RaptorF-35 Joint Strike FighterF-22sFuture Combat SystemsCold War-eraReapersF-35sLittoralF-22 crashes in California desert; pilot killedhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-25-crash-california_N.htm?csp=34Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:03:28 GMTOne of the Air Force's top-of-the-line F-22 fighter jets crashed Wednesday in the high desert of Southern California, killing a test pilot for prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-25-crash-california_N.htm?csp=34PentagonSouthern CaliforniaUnited States Department of DefenseNevadaBethesdaDaveBureau of Land ManagementWhitneyMojave DesertEdwards Air Force BasePrattLockheed Martin CorpPalmdaleF-22 RaptorNellis Air Force BaseVictorvilleF-35 Joint Strike FighterF-22sMd.-based Lockheed MartinAir Force Flight Test CenterDavid CooleyLockheed Martin Aeronautics CoTest WingF-22A RaptorAir Force F-22Fighter jet program may have compromised secret technologyhttp://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-05-01-1971206626_x.htm?csp=34Thu, 01 May 2008 23:05:03 GMTGovernment investigators concluded that the Pentagon did not properly safeguard classified aviation and weapons technology at facilities owned by BAE Systems for at least a two-year period.http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-05-01-1971206626_x.htm?csp=34MarylandPentagonParisNavyBoeingMarinesAir ForceAirbusMunichFreedom of Information ActBethesdaLockheed MartinAeronautic DefenceProjectSpace CoNorthrop Grumman CorpBAE SystemsOffice of Inspector GeneralGovernment OversightF-35 Joint Strike FighterDefense Security ServiceBush vetoes health and education billhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2007-11-13-2439710439_x.htm?csp=34Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:11:45 GMTPresident Bush, escalating his budget battle with Congress, on Tuesday vetoed a spending measure for health and education programs prized by congressional Democrats.http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2007-11-13-2439710439_x.htm?csp=34WashingtonGeorge W. BushWhite HouseAfghanistanIndianaPentagonKentuckyLouisvilleNavyCold WarNational Institutes of HealthUnited States Department of EducationAir Force OneHouse Appropriations CommitteeOhio RiverDemocratic-led CongressNew AlbanyDu Pont E.I.F-35 Joint Strike FighterVirginia-classHouse passes Pentagon budgethttp://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-11-08-pentagonbudget_N.htm?csp=34Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:11:34 GMTLegislators overwhelmingly approved $471 billion in military spending.http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-11-08-pentagonbudget_N.htm?csp=34George W. BushAfghanistanPentagonLouisianaHurricane KatrinaArmyNavyCapitol HillNancy PelosiMarinesFederal Emergency Management AgencyHouse-SenateRoad HomeDu Pont E.I.F-35 Joint Strike FighterVirginia-classLockheed 2Q earnings rise 34 percenthttp://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2007-07-24-1679793959_x.htm?csp=34Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:07:24 GMTLockheed Martin Corp., the world's largest defense contractor, said Tuesday that second-quarter earnings rose 34 percent on higher sales in most of its businesses, including fighter jets, missile defense and information technology.http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2007-07-24-1679793959_x.htm?csp=34AfghanistanUnited States Department of JusticeNavyCapitol HillThomson FinancialCoast GuardBethesdaBoeing CoNorthrop Grumman CorpMd.-basedLockheedF-35 Joint Strike FighterHouse to defy Bush with defense billhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2007-07-20-2674671161_x.htm?csp=34Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:07:00 GMTHouse Democrats next week will introduce a $460 billion military spending bill they will use to challenge the war in Iraq, try to close Guantanamo Bay prison and increase oversight of defense contractors.http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2007-07-20-2674671161_x.htm?csp=34George W. BushWhite HouseAfghanistanPentagonKansasArmyNavyCubaGuantanamo BayHouse Appropriations CommitteeFort LeavenworthStrykerF-22 RaptorF-35 Joint Strike FighterArmed Reconnaissance HelicopterJapan may hold key to F-22's future, thousands of jobshttp://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-12-raptor_N.htm?csp=34Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:07:58 GMTBecause the U.S. Air Force is scaling back its orders of the stealthy F-22, selling the costly fighter to an ally could be the only way to keep producton from ending. Japan could be the only realistic buyer.http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-12-raptor_N.htm?csp=34United StatesGeorge W. BushCaliforniaTexasVirginiaUnited States SenateGeorgiaTokyoCongressional Research ServiceOkinawaWhitneyMariettaPrime Minister Shinzo AbeLockheed Martin CorpPalmdaleF-15sLangley Air Force BaseF-35 Joint Strike FighterRaptorEurofighter TyphoonF-15 EaglesF-4sAir Self-Defense ForceF-4 Phantoms