A U.S. Air Force version of the F-35 Lightning II flies at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, in this April 20, 2010 file photo. Credit: Reuters/US Air Force/Lockheed Martin/Handout/Files
U.S. Navy Maintains Grounding Order For F-35 Fighter Jets -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The U.S. Navy maintained a grounding order for F-35 B-model and C-model fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), saying it was still not clear what caused a massive engine failure on an Air Force F-35 jet last month.
The fleetwide grounding order kept three Marine Corps F-35 B-model jets and one British F-35B from traveling to Britain for widely publicized appearances at two air shows.
"At this time, I do not have sufficient information to return the F-35B and F-35C fleet to flight," Vice Admiral David Dunaway, who heads the Navy's Air Systems Command, said in an update to a grounding order issued by U.S. officials on July 3. A copy of the document was obtained by Reuters.
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My Comment: They do not know what caused the engine fire that has now grounded the Navy's F-35 fleet. This is not good.
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