Lockheed Martin announced a new website for information on the F-35 strike fighter, including history, program updates, photos, and videos. Viewers can click on an interactive map of the United States and see the economic impact of the F-35 broken down by state. There is an F-35 town hall forum, where readers can submit questions for experts to answer. In addition to regular news reports, the site breaks down the aircraft’s supply chain, introduces the F-35 design team, and walks visitors through the mile-long facility in Fort Worth, Tex., where the company assembles the stealthy airplane. (Lockheed release)
Four Democratic senators are pushing the Air Force to send eight C-130J aircraft to the Nevada Air National Guard to bolster firefighting missions as the American West continues to suffer from devastating wildfires. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada, and Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris of California—the…