Pentagon Orders The Entire F-35 Fleet Grounded Over Pending Engine Inspections

U.S. Military Grounds F-35 Fleet For More Tests On Cause Of Engine Fire -- Washington Post

The U.S. military said late Thursday that it had grounded the entire fleet of 97 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets until completion of additional inspections of the warplane’s single engine.

The Pentagon’s F-35 program office, the Air Force and the Navy issued directives on Thursday ordering the suspension of all F-35 flights after a June 23 fire on an Air Force F-35A jet at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, according to statements by the Pentagon and the F-35 program office.

The Pentagon said U.S. and industry officials had not been able to pinpoint the cause of the fire, which occurred as a pilot was preparing for takeoff. The pilot was not injured.

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