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Tag Archives: F35
The F-35: ALIS in the Looking-Glass
The F-35 is the most modern fighter jet in the world. It’s the Department of Defense’s most ambitious and costly weapon system. It’s also supposed to be one of the smartest. It runs on the Autonomic Logistics Information System, a … Continue reading
Posted in About GAO
Tagged ALIS, DCM, Department of Defense, Diana Maurer, DOD, F-35, F35
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Keeping the F-35 Fighter Flying
The stealthy F-35 aircraft, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, is slated to replace several different types of aircraft in the U.S. fleet. Three variations of the plane—one that can take off vertically, one suited to aircraft carriers, and … Continue reading
Posted in Budget and Spending, National Defense
Tagged aircraft, Cary Russell, DCM, DOD, F-35, F35, joint strike fighter, JSF
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Can DOD Operate and Sustain the F-35 Fleet?
The F-35 is the Department of Defense’s largest and most expensive weapon system ever. This fleet of aircraft is the most technologically advanced in history, possessing state-of-the-art warfighting capabilities, and is estimated to cost more than $1.3 trillion over the … Continue reading
Posted in National Defense
Tagged ALIS, Autonomic Logistics Information System, DCM, Department of Defense, DOD, F-35, F35
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Our 10 Most Popular Podcasts of 2014
Want to know what nanomanufacturing is? The connection between fracking and new oil pipelines? How much those F-35 Joint Strike Fighters will ultimately cost? Listen to our 10 most downloaded podcasts of 2014 to help understand some of the major … Continue reading
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Tagged airline industry, airline pilot, aviation, bitcoin, bitcoins, border patrol, customer service, DOD, duplication, end of year, F-35, F35, federal, federal agencies, federal agency, forest service, fracking, fragmentation, health care costs, hydraulic fracturing, joint strike fighter, JSF, Mt Gox, new year, oil pipeline, overlap, pilot shortage, pipeline safety, podcast, stolen identities, tax dollars, tax fraud, tax refunds, taxes, taxpayer, top 10, transparency, virtual currency, weapons systems
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Podcast on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Sustainment Planning Efforts
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is intended to replace a variety of existing aircraft in the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps within the next four years. Sustaining the F-35 program over its lifecycle carries an estimated cost of approximately … Continue reading
Posted in Budget and Spending, National Defense, Podcast
Tagged acquisition, Air Force, aircraft, cost, DCM, Department of Defense, F-35, F35, jet, joint strike fighter, life cycle, Marines, Navy, planning, podcast, sustainment planning, weapon systems
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