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Japan’s crashed F-35 had navigation & cooling faults, whole fleet forced into 7 emergency landings
Published time: 18 Apr, 2019 03:30 Edited time: 18 Apr, 2019 08:04
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FILE PHOTO: Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-35A stealth fighter jet © Reuters / via Kyodo
Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) had a fleet of thirteen F-35As, before one of the fifth-generation stealth fighters disappeared off radars and crashed off northern Japan on April 9. But the ill-fated jet had issues with its cooling and navigation systems even prior to the crash, Japan’s Ministry of Defense revealed this week.
Also on rt.com Japanese military confirms F-35 crash & discovery of wreckage
“Unplanned returns to base were made after the planes reported issues with systems relating to fuel, hydraulics and other parts,” Japanese daily Mainichi quoted the Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya as saying. “Excluding one case of an error by the aircraft’s monitoring systems, the remaining six saw the fighters inspected and parts replaced before they were confirmed safe.”
Japan has grounded the rest of its F-35A jets following the crash earlier this month and has embarked on a hectic search to recover the wreckage, believed to be lying on the ocean floor, to preserve its “highly classified” technical secrets. In the meantime, Japanese authorities pledged to “thoroughly” investigate the causes of the crash, hoping for cooperation from the American side.
https://www.rt.com/usa/458020-f35-first-combat-mission/
US Air Force deploys F-35As on their FIRST combat mission (PHOTOS)
Published time: 1 May, 2019 06:26 Edited time: 1 May, 2019 06:38
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© US Air Force / Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski
Nearly three years after the US Air Force declared F-35As fit for combat duty, two of the stealth jets have finally seen real action over the mountains of Iraq, bombing Islamic State targets, the military has announced.
The strikes in support of Operation Inherent Resolve were carried out by two US Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft over Wadi Ashai, Iraq on Tuesday.
“This strike marked the F-35A’s first combat employment.”
Fifteen years after Lockheed Martin won the contract to make the plane, the US Air Force declared F-35As ready for deployment in August 2016. It then took nearly three years to use the fifth-generation combat aircraft in warfare. Israel beat the US to it by becoming the first country in the world to carry out an “operational attack” using the stealth fighter last May.
Also on rt.com Japan’s crashed F-35 had navigation & cooling faults, whole fleet forced into 7 emergency landings
Despite the two confirmed combat missions, the flagship stealth jets continue to suffer technical problems.
In April, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A stealth fighter crashed off the coast of Japan. The ill-fated plane had issues with its cooling and navigation systems prior to the crash, Japan’s Ministry of Defense revealed, exposing other issues related to the fuel and hydraulics systems of its F35A fleet.
The F-35 series has been marred with controversies over its frequent delays in development, excessive costs, and multiple technical flaws. A 2018 report from the US Government Accountability Office found that the program had more than 960 “open deficiencies” that needed to be resolved. In February, a Pentagon report revealed even more issues with the plane, including problems with its gun and the fact that its operational lifespan turned out to be much lower than planned.
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https://www.rt.com/news/456862-japan-f35-emergency-landings/
Japan’s crashed F-35 had navigation & cooling faults, whole fleet forced into 7 emergency landings
Published time: 18 Apr, 2019 03:30 Edited time: 18 Apr, 2019 08:04
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FILE PHOTO: Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-35A stealth fighter jet © Reuters / via Kyodo
Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) had a fleet of thirteen F-35As, before one of the fifth-generation stealth fighters disappeared off radars and crashed off northern Japan on April 9. But the ill-fated jet had issues with its cooling and navigation systems even prior to the crash, Japan’s Ministry of Defense revealed this week.
Two emergency landings were due to faults recorded in the recently crashed jet.
Five of the jets in the fleet were forced to make seven emergency landings between June 2017 and January 2019. Four of the planes that experienced problems had been assembled by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd under a partnership with Lockheed Martin. The other jet was made in the US.Also on rt.com Japanese military confirms F-35 crash & discovery of wreckage
“Unplanned returns to base were made after the planes reported issues with systems relating to fuel, hydraulics and other parts,” Japanese daily Mainichi quoted the Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya as saying. “Excluding one case of an error by the aircraft’s monitoring systems, the remaining six saw the fighters inspected and parts replaced before they were confirmed safe.”
Japan has grounded the rest of its F-35A jets following the crash earlier this month and has embarked on a hectic search to recover the wreckage, believed to be lying on the ocean floor, to preserve its “highly classified” technical secrets. In the meantime, Japanese authorities pledged to “thoroughly” investigate the causes of the crash, hoping for cooperation from the American side.
https://www.rt.com/usa/458020-f35-first-combat-mission/
US Air Force deploys F-35As on their FIRST combat mission (PHOTOS)
Published time: 1 May, 2019 06:26 Edited time: 1 May, 2019 06:38
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© US Air Force / Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski
Nearly three years after the US Air Force declared F-35As fit for combat duty, two of the stealth jets have finally seen real action over the mountains of Iraq, bombing Islamic State targets, the military has announced.
The strikes in support of Operation Inherent Resolve were carried out by two US Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft over Wadi Ashai, Iraq on Tuesday.
#USAF#F35A Lighting II conducted its first combat employment. https://t.co/MQIsHH5j8K#AirForce#Aircraft#Aviation@DeptofDefense@usairforce@CENTCOM@USAF_ACC@HAFBpic.twitter.com/wiiiA4kF8m
— US AFCENT (@USAFCENT) April 30, 2019
“The F-35As conducted the airstrike using a Joint Direct Attack Munition to strike an entrenched Daesh [Islamic State, IS, formerly ISIS] tunnel network and weapons cache deep in the Hamrin Mountains, a location able to threaten friendly forces,” the statement said.— US AFCENT (@USAFCENT) April 30, 2019
“This strike marked the F-35A’s first combat employment.”
Fifteen years after Lockheed Martin won the contract to make the plane, the US Air Force declared F-35As ready for deployment in August 2016. It then took nearly three years to use the fifth-generation combat aircraft in warfare. Israel beat the US to it by becoming the first country in the world to carry out an “operational attack” using the stealth fighter last May.
Also on rt.com Japan’s crashed F-35 had navigation & cooling faults, whole fleet forced into 7 emergency landings
Despite the two confirmed combat missions, the flagship stealth jets continue to suffer technical problems.
In April, a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-35A stealth fighter crashed off the coast of Japan. The ill-fated plane had issues with its cooling and navigation systems prior to the crash, Japan’s Ministry of Defense revealed, exposing other issues related to the fuel and hydraulics systems of its F35A fleet.
The F-35 series has been marred with controversies over its frequent delays in development, excessive costs, and multiple technical flaws. A 2018 report from the US Government Accountability Office found that the program had more than 960 “open deficiencies” that needed to be resolved. In February, a Pentagon report revealed even more issues with the plane, including problems with its gun and the fact that its operational lifespan turned out to be much lower than planned.
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