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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Leaked report details F-35 'design flaws'

F-35 Lightning IIProblems with the F-35's arrestor gear, fuel dump systems and helmet-mounted display could all have "major consequences" on the production of the fighter, according to a leaked Pentagon report.

The Pentagon's F-35 Concurrency Quick Look Review, produced on 29 November last year, identified 13 problems in the design of the Joint Strike Fighter and called into question the decision to mass produce the fighter before the design had reached "maturity" or the testing programme was complete.

The UK's first two Joint Strike Fighters, the F-35B Short Take Off and Vertical Landing variants have already been produced and are set to be delivered later this year.

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