Summarizing the News: What's the deal with the F-35 lately?

Summarizing the News: What’s the deal with the F-35 lately?

by Alex Hollings · May 3, 2018

In today’s media climate, even the most ardent follower of the news could be forgiven for falling behind on the complex issues of the day. Between work, family, friends, and the other obligations that make up everyday life, it’s a miracle anyone has time to devote some thought and concern to the plight of civilians in war-torn countries like Syria, or the geopolitical ramifications of China’s efforts to control the South China Sea.

With important and relevant information about these topics split up over multiple stories published over weeks or months, keeping up with these issues can be tough — and it can be even harder to see the ways these seeming disparate pieces of the puzzle come together to form a broader understanding of the topic at hand. Even if you’re familiar with all the pieces, it sometimes helps to get a glimpse of the bigger picture, to better understand where each piece falls into place. That’s the intent behind the Summarizing the News series: in these articles, we’ll endeavor to provide a brief synopsis of important topics, followed by links to articles you can go to if you’re interested in learning more.

About Alex Hollings

Alex Hollings writes on a breadth of subjects ranging from fitness to foreign policy, all presented through the lens of his experiences as a U.S. Marine, athlete and scholar. A football player, rugby player and fighter, Hollings has spent the better part of his adult life competing in some of the most physically demanding sports on the planet. Hollings possesses a master's degree in communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.

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Dave C
Alex, I love reading your articles. Just curious about one thing. In this post about the F-35, you include pictures of the F-22. How do they fit into the storyline? Thanks.
Mason F
Don't mess with perfection!
Thomas S
Not surprising sadly. Wish we could get a company to build basically the same bird, just with todays materials, flight systems/computers, engines and such. I don't even want it to look significantly different. Too many opportunities for some idiot to get creative and "improve" things.
Mason F
Thanks Alex. Also a couple of new reports are coming out in regards to more stone walling and obfuscation by the Air Force on re-winging the A-10's, causing them to retire even faster despite the Congress funding and mandates.
Mason F
True, but the Israelis probably took them apart, and modified them to their specs, so they are probably better than what is getting delivered to our forces . . . possibly.