Pentagon Has Approved Limited Flights For F-35 Fighters

F-35 Fleet Cleared To Fly After June Engine Fire Prompted Grounding -- CNN

(CNN) -- The Pentagon's most expensive weapons program ever, the F-35 warplane, is cleared for takeoff again.

The limited flight clearance, approved by Navy and Air Force officials Monday, allows the aircraft to fly with an engine inspection regimen and restricted flight envelope following the fleet's grounding after an engine fire last month.

Defense Department spokesman Mark Wright said in a statement Tuesday the restrictions would "remain in effect until the root cause of the June 23 engine mishap is identified and corrected."

It had been hoped that the stealth fighter would be able to make an appearance at the famed Farnborough air show, under way now, but Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said Tuesday afternoon that won't happen.

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