All Of The U.S. Air Force's F-35 And F-22 Fleet Are Now Grounded

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (top) and the F-22 Raptor United States Air Force. Photo from PopSci

All F-35 And F-22s Grounded -- RT

Over 200 of the most expensive aircrafts in the world are used by the US Military, but fleets of war planes owned by the Air Force are sitting on the sidelines, despite costing billions of dollars.

All 20 of the F-35 aircrafts in a fleet manufactured by Lockheed Martin were grounded today after the factory’s Joint Program Office (JPO) identified a failure in the plane’s electrical system while conducting tests on the ground.

An official for the JPO tells Flight International that they are investigating the problem, and once the facts are “understood,” Lockheed Martin will then decide what to do with the fleet of planes.

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My Comment: After spending bilions and billions of dollars, this is news that you do not want to hear.