Norwegian Test Pilot Praises JSF
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Royal Norwegian Air Force Maj. Morten “Dolby” Hanche, a US Navy test pilot school graduate, is “impressed by how quickly the F-35 accelerates when I reduce the [angle of attack],” reports Flight Global, noting its contradiction to a previous, anonymous pilot’s report and also noting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s vow to cancel the Joint Strike Fighter program. The earlier reports that the JSF couldn’t perform as well as existing aircraft prompted the candidate to say he would get rid of the program, SputnikNews reported this past October.
DefSec Ashton Carter declares cyberwar against ISIS, Washington Times reports, on the first acknowledged war out of US Cyber Command at Fort Meade, MD. The cyber war against ISIS hones US weapons for other battlefields as well, reports Breaking Defense, and quotes the DefSec, describing the reasons to use cyber against enemies, “to cause them to lose confidence in their networks, to overload their network so they can’t function, and to do all of these things that will interrupt their ability to command and control forces there, to control the population and the economy.”
The Navy will reassess its 308-ship requirement in light of other ship needs, reports USNI News.
Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to Chesapeake Bay cleanup, reports PilotOnline, turning away an appeal from farmers, developers, and 21 states.
Monarch butterflies and manatees are on the rebound , reports The Washington Post, citing the butterfly population increase of 255 percent and a second year of manatee population growth.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asks questions from the bench for first time in 10 years, reports The Hill. He questioned whether domestic violence convictions should prevent ownership of a gun.
Apple’s lawyer and the FBI director face off before Congress over creating a tool to unlock iPhones, reports Reuters. Politico reports a federal judge in New York says Apple doesn’t have to unlock.
The New York Post reports on Subway’s promise to make sure that a “footlong” sub is really 12 inches, a result of a Wisconsin court order.
