COVID-19 and Technical Issues: F-35 Jet's Mass Production De

COVID-19 and Technical Issues: F-35 Jet's Mass Production Delayed… Again
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The development of the fifth-generation American stealth jet has been hit with delays and overspending from the beginning, and yet the jet is apparently still not ready for the final trial testing of both its capabilities and reliability.
The US Department of Defence once again delayed the combat testing of the F-35 stealth fighter jet, which is required for the Pentagon to give a green light to the start of the aircraft's mass production. This testing was supposed to happen back in 2017, but has since been postponed repeatedly. The latest date had been set for December, before being moved again to an undetermined date. A new date for combat testing will be announced "based on an independent technical review", a Pentagon representative stated.

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