Pentagon Tester: F-35 is Too Risky to Start Flight Training

[unhappycamper]

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unhappycamper summary of this article: And in other F-35 news:

October 26: Pentagon Cuts Four Lockheed Jets From Next Order, Pentagon Says

October 27: Lockheed’s tug of war with DoD

November 1: DoD, Lockheed To Discuss F-35 'Should-Cost' Review









Pentagon Tester: F-35 is Too Risky to Start Flight Training

So, the Pentagon’s top weapons tester, J. Michael Gilmore is urging the Air Force to delay the start of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilot training by up to ten months in order for the program to accrue more flight hours and therefore reduce the risk of dangerous in-flight emergencies. His memo comes just as the Air Force had been hoping to get clearance to start flying the six F-35A training jets that are at the JSF schoolhouse at Eglin Air Force Base, Fl.

[TheMightyFavog]

1. And the UK is basing their new aircraft carriers around these things...

What's going to happen if the JSF ends up falling through? Is the Royal Navy just going to buy F-18s off of us or Rafale Ms from the French (THAT would be deliciously ironic.) or something?