BOISE, Idaho (Feb. 1, 2018) – A bill introduced in the Idaho House would set the foundation to nullify indefinite detention under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (NDAA) or any other federal act. The House of Delegates State Affairs Committee Committee introduced House Bill 473 (H473) on Jan. 31. Titled the Restoring Constitutional Governance…
A new report prepared by the US Congress’ watchdog agency, the Government Accountability Office, found that parts shortages led to “degrading readiness” in the F-35 fleet, leaving aircraft “unable to fly about 22 percent of the time during the first eight months of 2017. “The Department of Defense is sustaining over 250 F-35 aircraft and plans to triple…
There is a tendency in all of us to compare the old fashioned to the new. This is especially true in the preparedness community where in anticipation of hard times ahead, we look to our parents and grandparents for ideas for living a self-reliant and sustainable life. I have been thinking about that a lot…
Proposed plans to modernize the F-35 joint strike fighter program would need almost $4 billion of new funding, according to a government review of Defense Department policies. The first wave of proposed F-35 modernization plans “is projected to be over $3.9 billion through 2022, which would exceed the statutory and regulatory thresholds for what constitutes a major acquisitions program…
Mr. Bubble’s “McCain’s” Flying Bathtub The F-35 Finally Met Its Nemesis: Weather, It Cannot Fly In Thunder Storms 2017 Total costs on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter may rise higher than their estimated total of $1.4 trillion because of the costs and time needed to develop a new data processor with additional capacity, the Government…
Russia’s SU-35 Fighter Interceptor Jet In the USA, pilots are not allowed to watch videos of Su-35 demonstration flights at MAKS-2017 international air show. Allegedly, the videos of the Russian Su-35 aircraft in action may demoralise US pilots. Russia has already received orders for Su-35 fighter jets from China, India, Indonesia, and other countries. The…
President-elect Donald Trump dropped a bombshell on the defense industry: He asked Boeing to price out an alternative to Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jets, a hugely valuable contract that Trump has criticized as too expensive. Lockheed’s share price plunged almost 2 percent in after-hours trading. It was the culmination of weeks of interference by the…
TEHRAN (FNA)- With the United States refusing to change its self-defeating policy toward the war on Syria, Russia has intensified its airstrikes against terrorist groups in eastern Aleppo. Taken aback by Moscow’s actions, US officials have slammed the move and called are for a no-fly zone over the city. This is confusing, as Russia has…
Ill Omen for Syria: US Killed Truce Because Regime Change Is All It Cares About TEHRAN (FNA)- The “mistake” that was joint airstrikes that killed 60+ Syrian soldiers in Deir Ezzur on Saturday, September 17, has weakened the United States and Britain as military players, and as negotiators in Geneva in the future. The deliberate…
“From Tuesday to Thursday, Russian Aerospace Forces’ warplanes conducted 41 sorties to support the Syrian army’s advance and launched strikes on ISIS militants near Palmyra in the province of Homs. Russian aviation destroyed 146 terrorist targets, including command centers, ammunition depots, artillery systems, tanks and automotive vehicles,” ~ Lt. Gen. Sergei Kuralenko said.
