April 28, 2016
Lockheed believes it has found the cause of stability issues in the radar software for the F-35 that required the system to randomly reboot during operation. Officials report that a software patch has increased the average interval between reboots from four hours to every ten hours.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-lockheed-f35-software-idUSKCN0XN2IC
Speaking at a hearing this past week, U.S. Senator John McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told senior Pentagon officials that the F-35 program had "been a scandal and the cost overruns have been disgraceful," adding that "it's a textbook example of why this Committee has placed such a high priority on reforming the broken defense acquisition system."
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/capitol-hill/2016/04/26/john-mccain-f-35-scandal/83546158/
The U.S. has sent two F-22 fighters to Romania for the first time, placing them within range of Russian naval facilities in Crimea.
http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2016/04/25/f-22s-continue-training-europe-land-romania/83489748/
http://time.com/4307559/us-f22-warplanes-romania-russia/
Japan's X-2 Shinshin technology demonstrator flew for the first time this past week. The X-2 is a sub-scale demonstrator, intended to learn-out key technologies for a possible future fighter program.
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/japans-new-5th-generation-stealth-fighter-jet-makes-maiden-flight/
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/04/22/national/japan-becomes-fourth-nation-test-fly-homegrown-stealth-jet/#.VyAd7NQrLs1
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