This image taken from video provided by KDFW, shows emergency personnel at the scene after a fighter jet crash landed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. The pilot safely ejected from a plane after a failed landing. (KDFW via AP)
Breaking Defense: F-35 program pauses engine acceptance as crash investigation continues
The news comes just a few days after prime contractor Lockheed Martin reached an agreement with the government on a $30 billion contract for hundreds more F-35s.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has temporarily stopped accepting engines for the F-35 joint strike fighter while it investigates the cause of a mid-December crash of an F-35B jet.
“Currently, acceptance of new engines has been suspended,” JPO spokesman Chief Petty Officer Matthew Olay said in a statement. “That pause began Tuesday, Dec. 27. The length of the pause is currently to be determined, and it is hard to say how long it will last given the current investigation of what specifically would allow deliveries to resume. The root cause analysis and accident investigation need to be completed first.”
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WNU Editor: It looks like they discovered something that is raising concerns.
Pentagon Suspends Deliveries Of F-35 Engines In Latest Fallout From Texas Crash
New F-35 engine deliveries suspended amid ongoing investigation -- Defense News
Deliveries of F-35s and Engines on Hold in Latest Fallout from Texas Crash -- Military.com
Pentagon suspends F-35 engine deliveries after recent crash at Texas base -- Stars and Stripes
F-35 Stealth Jet Crash Prompts Engine Maker To Halt Deliveries -- Zero Hedge
4 comments:
Yeah, they discovered that ducted fan in the middle. Ditch that and the plane works fine.
Dust off the harriers and compare and contrast.
Keep the A-10's. The engines in the F-35's are junk probably with chinese or russian parts.
Idiot
Joke of an airframe and one of the heavier straws that broke the empire's back.
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