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China has a stealth jet
The aviation world, or at least the defense oriented part of it, has been all abuzz in recent days over the appearance of what appears to be China's first attempt to build a low observable or stealth aircraft, the Chengdu J-20.
F-35 engine too big to carry to carriers
Then there is this doozy: The F-35 engine -- either one of them -- is so large it cannot be transported aboard the light cargo planes the Navy uses to fly stuff to its carriers at sea, Navy Times reports.
Chief says USAF version of F-35 doing well
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force version of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 jet is “moving along,” the service’s top uniformed official said, as the Marine Corps’ model lags behind its test schedule.
Marines ready to turn on Cobra production
Aviation Week reports the Marines are ready to ask the Pentagon for clearance to enter a full-rate production contract with Bell Helicopter for re-manufactured AH-1Z attack helicopters.
Senate panel proposes cut in 2011 F-35 buy
In its first draft of a defense spending bill for the 2011 fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1, the Senate defense appropriations subcommittee wants to cut from 42 to 32 the number of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters the Pentagon would be allowed to buy.