Last month, the Pentagon gave the OK to the nation’s fleet of extremely expensive F-22 jets, despite failing to fix the plane’s oxygen deprivation problems. They decided to just see how things went. They didn’t go well: it’s broken again.
Remember when the Pentagon let the F-35 start flying again, even though its underlying defects hadn’t been fixed? They just did literally the exact same thing with the F-22 Raptor. Hope you’re not worried about oxygen deprivation.
Like its more expensive cousin, the F-35, America’s F-22 fighter fleet at Langley Air Force Base has been grounded due to malfunctioning parts. Surprise! Not at all. But they’re taking to the skies again! — just to avoid a hurricane.
American’s trillion-dollar fighter system is officially not too detective to be used! After electrical problems grounded the entire fleet, Lockheed’s announced they’ll take off again from Edwards AFB and Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md. But they’re still broken.
Seeing this plane in the skies above you generally means you’re about to have a really shitty day. It’s the Spooky, a close air support variant of the Lockheed AC-130 Hercules aircraft.
HAPPENING NOW: I don’t know what the hell is going on with the Falcon Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2, but the Air Force just lost it again. Last year, the first Falcon vanished over the Pacific Ocean, leaving absolutely no trace.
How much is $US22.5 billion? The US government could buy over 150 shiny new F-35s. Or it could fund the entire public school system for a quarter of the year. Instead, it spent it repairing rusting-away boats, planes and tanks. Ugh.
Jesus loves everyone. He loves innocents, he loves sinners, he loves cream-coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels. And according to the United States Air Force, Jesus loves atomic intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear mass-murdering too.
Every once in a while, the US Air Force launches a Peacemaker III into the Pacific Ocean, just to make sure they still work. Important, because they’re the only land intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) we’ve got. Bad news: the most recent test failed miserably.
