Two F-35 fighter jets land in Israel on November 8, 2017 (Israel Defense Forces)
Jerusalem Post: Following the United State, Israel grounds all F35 fighter jets
Pentagon ordered entire F-35 fleet grounded pending fleet-wide inspection.
The Israeli Air Force has grounded all of its F35 Adir stealth fighter jets following the grounding of the entire American fleet by the Pentagon.
While Israel does not fly the models grounded by the United States - the A and B variants - “the commander of the IAF Maj.-Gen. Amikam Norkin has decided to take precautions and inspect all Adirs (F-35),” read a statement released by the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
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Update #1: After crash, global fleet of F-35s grounded, including Israel’s (Times of Israel)
Update #2: Israeli military says examining F-35s after U.S. flaw finding (Reuters)
WNU editor: The British fleet is still flying (for now) .... F-35 Flights Suspended While F135 Fuel Tubes Checked; UK F-35Bs Keep Flying on HMS QE (Breaking Defense).
Update #3: The British F-35 fleet has been grounded .... Ministry of Defence grounds fleet of 16 F-35 fighter jets (The Guardian).
2 comments:
This has had quite a knock-on effect.
F-22 emergency landing:
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/24177/f-22-raptor-came-to-a-rest-on-its-side-after-making-emergency-landing-in-alaska
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