Tag: grounding
Update: F-35 fleet grounded pending results of recent engine fire investigation
The technical air worthiness authorities of the Department of the Air Force and Department of the Navy have issued a directive to ground the F-35 fleet based on initial findings from the runway fire incident that occurred at Eglin Air Force Base on Monday, June 23.
F-35 Lightning II Resume Flying – ‘Blade Crack Caused By Stressful...
F-35 Flight will resume soon, following the decision of the US Air Force to end the precautionary grounding of the entire fleet of 51 Joint Strike Fighters, after the discovery of a cracked engine blade in one of the stealth jets.
