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F-35 in CONUS grounded for Ejection seat issue:
Air Force Grounds Most F-35s in US Due to Faulty Ejection Seats
The extraordinary stand-down order from Air Combat Command does not cover every fighter in the fleet, overseas, or other service branches.www.defenseone.com
Reports are saing 90% of aircraft have been checked and cleared to fly now.There will no doubt be some red faces over at Martin-Baker.
The report said that since the problem was first discovered, the US had tested 2,700 F-35 ejection seat cartridges and found three failures.
Think they've added on every type of aircraft potentially covered. Typhoon were grounded temporarily as well. German's cleared all theirs to fly within a day. Abundance of caution is the phrase that springs to mind...There might be a confusion attributing all the inspections to F-35 (there isn't 2700 F-35 produced yet) but the stats are staggering: this is a minor problem.
Think they've added on every type of aircraft potentially covered. Typhoon were grounded temporarily as well. German's cleared all theirs to fly within a day. Abundance of caution is the phrase that springs to mind...There might be a confusion attributing all the inspections to F-35 (there isn't 2700 F-35 produced yet) but the stats are staggering: this is a minor problem.
Défense : les F-35 cloués au sol à cause d'un gros problème de sécurité
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L'US Air Force n'est pas la seule concernée par ces mesures : l'US Navy et le corps des Marines, qui opèrent également des F-35 et d'autres avions dotés du même système possiblement fautif, ont ordonné une vérification en urgence de la partie de leur flotte d'avions de combat équipée avec des sièges Martin-Baker. Pire encore, le problème ne se limite pas aux forces armées américaines. Les Eurofighters et Red Arrows britanniques sont également touchés par ces mesures
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Defense: the F-35s grounded because of a major security problem
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The US Air Force is not the only one affected by these measures: the US Navy and the Marine Corps, which also operate F-35s and other aircraft with the same possibly faulty system, have ordered a verification in emergency of the part of their fleet of combat aircraft equipped with Martin-Baker seats. Worse still, the problem is not limited to the US armed forces. British Eurofighters and Red Arrows are also affected by these measures
@Archibald :
You're definitely not ready to be a member of those intrepid French Journalists with a very biased view on the F-35:
Defense: the F-35s grounded because of a major security problem
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The US Air Force is not the only one affected by these measures: the US Navy and the Marine Corps, which also operate F-35s and other aircraft with the same possibly faulty system, have ordered a verification in emergency of the part of their fleet of combat aircraft equipped with Martin-Baker seats. Worse still, the problem is not limited to the US armed forces. British Eurofighters and Red Arrows are also affected by these measures
461st Flight Test Squadron receives brand new F-35A
Published Aug. 15, 2022
By Giancarlo Casem
412th Test Wing Public Affairs
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --
The newest F-35A, straight out of the factory, found its new home here at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Aug. 1.
The aircraft, Air Force serial number 338, is the first of six F-35s the 461st Flight Test Squadron and F-35 Lightning II Integrated Test Force will receive in the next few years. The upgraded fleet will be used to test the Technical Refresh 3 and Block 4 configurations of the Air Force’s newest fighter that will create tactical and operational advantages over peer competitors.
“The 461st needs airplanes; our complex test missions require a 4-ship of instrumented test jets to fully evaluate F-35 warfighting systems,” said Lt. Col. Jonathan Bearce, an Air Force Reservist with the 370th Flight Test Squadron currently flying for the 461st “Deadly Jesters.”
The 461 FLTS is the Department of Defense’s lead developmental flight test unit for sensors, weapons, and software on all three variants of the F-35. The team has been behind every previous test project that has fielded new capabilities to operational F-35 units around the world.
“The F-35 is modernizing from a Tech Refresh 2 configuration to a Tech Refresh 3 configuration. But we are still developing capabilities for both configurations for the next few years. Developmental testers need to evaluate those capabilities using 4-ship formations in each configuration, which drives an increase to our total fleet size,” Bearce explained.
The software and hardware upgrades are aimed at increases the Lightning II’s capabilities and survivability in contested combat environments.
For what fiscal year is this contract? I remember reading that for 2022 DoD ordered 85 planes. This news, however, suggests 77 planes. But at the same time, it can't be FY2023 as that one was planned at 66 planes.Lockheed Martin Bags $7.6B US Contract for 129 F-35 Stealth Fighters
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $7.6 billion contract to produce 129 F-35 stealth fighters for the US military and allied forces.www.thedefensepost.com
Israeli F-35 stealth fighters penetrated Iranian airspace several times in the last two months, a Saudi-run news outlet reports.
The unverified report in London-based Elaph says the jets successfully evaded Russian and Iranian radars during the exercises.
But not the Saudi ones?The unverified report in London-based Elaph says the jets successfully evaded Russian and Iranian radars during the exercises.
“We volunteered to give up our summer in Vermont to generate and fly sorties to defend NATO’s Eastern Flank,” McRae said. “It was a rewarding three months and our small wing had a big strategic impact.”
Low-cost Littoral Combat Vessel (LCV), low-level manning, never autonomous. You can Salma Kayek but please don't cancel my LCV Canoe...Also not Sailor Proof.“We volunteered to give up our summer in Vermont to generate and fly sorties to defend NATO’s Eastern Flank,” McRae said. “It was a rewarding three months and our small wing had a big strategic impact.”
Guard F-35 Unit Completes First Overseas Deployment to Europe | Air & Space Forces Magazine
The Vermont Air National Guard, the first Guard unit to fly the F-35 fighter, completed its first deployment to Europe this month.www.airforcemag.com
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(For God Sake, someone send him a proper Canoe. Makes you wonder why no Naval officers were yet fired ).
The tiles are interesting. A lot of them around the nose almost look like stickers, something applied to the skin of the plane.^ reminds me of the metallic coating/skins that were common in 50s era aircraft.. aside from the geometric shapes
If that were really the case it would provide some very interesting options, since it could be applied to almost anything from legacy aircraft and drones to cruise missiles.The tiles are interesting. A lot of them around the nose almost look like stickers, something applied to the skin of the plane.
Most of them appear to be the same size too.
If that were really the case it would provide some very interesting options, since it could be applied to almost anything from legacy aircraft and drones to cruise missiles.The tiles are interesting. A lot of them around the nose almost look like stickers, something applied to the skin of the plane.
Most of them appear to be the same size too.