Military, Industry Officials: Grounding Will Not Impact Marine Corps F-35B IOC, Flight Test Schedule

By Lara Seligman / July 16, 2014 at 4:22 PM
FARNBOROUGH, ENGLAND -- The Pentagon's recent decision to ground its entire fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets for the past few weeks will not impact the aircraft's flight test schedule or the Marine Corps F-35B variant's ability to reach initial operational capability next year, military and industry officials told InsideDefense.com here this week. All three services that deploy the Joint Striker Fighter have been prohibited from flying since a fire broke out on an Air Force...

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