Sunday, August 4, 2019

US senator to Pentagon: F-35 fighter jet program 'plagued' by troubles

"Budget overruns and technical issues that have “plagued” the program of the Pentagon’s F-35 stealth aircraft have endangered the lives of American pilots and resulted in financial waste, a US senator says.

In a letter to the US Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, on Thursday, Senator Chuck Grassley urged the Pentagon to give clear explanations and prepare full reports on the program’s costs and installed parts that were not ready for use. 

These failures, he added, have ended in “financial waste and further delays to the mission readiness” of the plane and have “potentially jeopardized the lives” of pilots who fly the F-35..."

at https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/08/02/602468/US-Senator-Chuck-Grassley-F35-fighter-jet-Pentagon

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