June 12, 2017
The USAF has temporarily grounded F-35 flights at Luke Air Force Base following pilot reports of hypoxia-like symptoms. Similar problems with the air system on the F-22 led to the fleet being grounded for four months in 2011.
http://www.businessinsider.com/f-35-hypoxia-luke-afb-oxygen-problem-2017-6
http://www.janes.com/article/71307/us-air-force-cancels-f-35-flight-operations-at-luke-afb-over-hypoxia-like-issues
Japan rolled-out the first locally assembled F-35A at its Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plant.
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/japan-rolls-out-first-domestically-built-f-35-stealth-fighter/
The head of Airbus' military aircraft division has called upon France to join in the development of a new stealth fighter program being proposed by Germany and Spain as an eventual replacement for the Eurofighter Typhoon. The New Generation Weapon System (NGWS) is a proposed 6th generation fighter aircraft that would be part of the proposed Future Combat Air System, which would also include unmanned air vehicles and space-based sensors. In previous decades, France has resisted joining pan-European fighter development efforts, choosing for example to forge their own aircraft - the Dassault Rafale - rather than take part in the development of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/airbus-calls-on-france-to-join-european-future-fight-438111/
The Russian Air Force expects to take delivery of two additional PAK-FA stealth fighter prototypes in 2017.
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/russia-to-receive-2-fifth-generation-stealth-fighter-jets-in-2017/
The Pentagon is reporting that China is equipping three of its man-made island in the South China Sea to support fighter jet operations over the disputed waterways.
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/06/07/pentagon-china-could-house-fighters-3-south-china-sea-outposts.html
Russian fighters intercepted a U.S. B-52 strategic bomber in international air space over the Baltic Sea, as the U.S. and Russia resume many of their Cold War military exercises.
http://www.kitv.com/story/35600487/russian-jet-intercepts-us-b-52-bomber
Israel has formally submitted its order for an additional 17 F-35 fighters, bringing Israel's total order for the new stealth aircraft to 50 examples. The planned order increase was announced in November 2016, but contract details continued to be worked out in the months that followed.
http://www.defenseworld.net/news/19526/Israel_Completes_Order_For_50_Lockheed_Martin_F_35_Fighter_jets#.WT68bq0kuJA
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