July 30 2015
The F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter demonstrated poor reliability during 12 days of at-sea exercises, according to the head of operational testing for the U.S. Dept. of Defense, reports Bloomberg News.
Six F-35Bs, the short takeoff and vertical landing variants, were only available for flights half the time that they were required, Michael Gilmore, the director of operational testing, said in a memo obtained by the news service.
The assessment, dated July 22, said...
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