Air Force F-35s fly in formation over Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Photo: Air Force
Daily Mail: Bombshell report finds some F35 fighter jets will only fly for a QUARTER of their expected life because of 'major structural issues'
* Pentagon test report says plane will fly for just 2,100 flight hours, 'well under' the expected service life of 8,000 hours
* The plane has been hit by a huge list of issues, and is over a decade late
* Final cost estimates for the US military alone are expected to reach $1.5 trillion
* Also being tested by forces around the globe, including UK Royal Air Force
A Pentagon report is warning that the U.S. Marine Corps' oldest F-35B Joint Strike Fighters could remain airworthy for just over a quarter of their expected lifespan due to 'serious structural problems'.
According to Bloomberg one early version of the jet, known as 'early block F' and bought by the Marine Corps, could fly for just 2,100 flight hours, which the report says is 'well under' the expected service life of 8,000 hours.
The plane has been hit by a huge list of issues, and is over a decade late, with final cost estimates for the US military expected to reach $1.5 trillion.
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Update: Stealth F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Has Some Serious Problems: Report (National Interest/Task & Purpose)
WNU Editor: The problems keep on piling up for the F-35.
Obama cut back on TMRR to save a penny.
ReplyDeleteWhen one finds themselves in a hole, the first step is to stop digging!! This seems to be the case with the F-35 program.
ReplyDeleteCancel the program. In other words, stop digging!!
Just because Obamee shortcutted the proper developmnent of the program to save a few pennies and waster gazillions of dollars does not mean that the tech won't work.
ReplyDeleteAs they say haste makes waste.
Been saying that the F35 is not a plane worth investing in for years now, ever since its first reveal along with the countless of issues that popped up then that all the defenders of the F35 program said would be fixed.
ReplyDeleteFast forward today and the issues remain, and more are coming to light, such as this.
It's the iPhone equivalent of a fighter jet. Filled with useless gadgets and everyone wants one. Once you get one, you realize how shit the phone actually is.
The F35 is a political fighter; marketed at foreign investment and countries blindly purchasing them despite their flaws.