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Montgomery Chosen for New F-35 Fighter Jet

Governor Ivey Applauds Decision to Choose 187th Fighter Wing as Home for the New F-35
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MONTGOMERY – Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced on Thursday that the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing has been chosen as the home for the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Jet. “I am thrilled and very pleased that the 187th Fighter Wing has been chosen as the home for the new F-35 fighter jet,” Governor Ivey said. “This announcement…

Report: F-35 Schedule Delays

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The Government Accounting office says some flight testing work on the F-35 fighter jet will not be completed till May of 2018…a year from now. From the GAO Report: “Our analysis of historical test point data as of December 2016 indicates that the average test point execution rates are much lower, at 220 mission systems test points per month. In…