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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Ejection seat problems ground 15 F-35 jets

F-35 Lightning IIFifteen of the 23 F-35 jets delivered to the Pentagon by Lockheed Martin have been grounded because ejection seat parachutes were improperly installed.

The Pentagon's Joint Strike Fighter program office confirmed Monday that the jets were grounded last Thursday.

The six F-35A planes at Edwards Air Force Base in California were conducting developmental test flights.

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