TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
NOW 12 units in total they had 13.
Jura The idiot
General
Jura The idiot
General
Hendrik_2000
Lieutenant General
Japan bought themselves an over prized lemon. All of F 35 are grounded now via strangelove
Published time: 9 Apr, 2019 23:24 Edited time: 10 Apr, 2019 03:11
Japan’s military has found the debris from the F-35A fighter jet that disappeared from radar with one pilot on board during a training mission over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday evening.
A Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) spokesman has confirmed that debris from the F-35A plane, which lost radar contact with ground control at Misawa Air Base during a routine training mission off the coast of Aomori Prefecture on Tuesday, has been found.
"We recovered the wreckage and determined it was from the F-35," he told Reuters.
It is the second F-35 crash in the fighter's history, and the first one outside the US. The crashed plane was less than a year old, having been delivered to the JASDF last year. It was flying with three others of the same make about 135km off the coast when it disappeared.
Also on rt.com Japanese F-35 fighter jet 'disappears from radar' over Pacific
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya grounded the Air Self-Defense Force’s entire fleet of F-35As as a precaution after the aircraft went missing at about 7:30pm local time, half an hour after taking off. At the same time the fighter disappeared from radar screens, ground control also lost all radio contact with it.
The craft that vanished was reportedly the first F-35A to be built at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries facility in Nagoya. In December, Japan announced its plans to place an order for 105 more F-35s from the US on top of the 42 it had already bought – a deal which would make Japan the largest international buyer of the troubled plane.
The F-35 is notoriously considered the most expensive US military program of all time, and a 2018 report by the Project on Government Oversight claimed that senior officials involved in developing the aircraft concealed dangerous flaws in its design instead of fixing them in order to avoid paying cost overruns on what was already an enormously expensive project. A 2018 Government Accountability Office report showed the plane had 111 Category One deficiencies that severely restricted its combat readiness, posing the risk of death, severe injury, loss or major damage.
A February report from the Pentagon further revealed that some of the F-35s' lifespan is nearly four times shorter than expected, and the firing accuracy of the fighter's guns is “unacceptable.” Worse, the number of operation-ready planes remained below 60 percent, and previously-uncovered cybersecurity “vulnerabilities” were still wide open.
Published time: 9 Apr, 2019 23:24 Edited time: 10 Apr, 2019 03:11
Japan’s military has found the debris from the F-35A fighter jet that disappeared from radar with one pilot on board during a training mission over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday evening.
A Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) spokesman has confirmed that debris from the F-35A plane, which lost radar contact with ground control at Misawa Air Base during a routine training mission off the coast of Aomori Prefecture on Tuesday, has been found.
"We recovered the wreckage and determined it was from the F-35," he told Reuters.
It is the second F-35 crash in the fighter's history, and the first one outside the US. The crashed plane was less than a year old, having been delivered to the JASDF last year. It was flying with three others of the same make about 135km off the coast when it disappeared.
Also on rt.com Japanese F-35 fighter jet 'disappears from radar' over Pacific
Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya grounded the Air Self-Defense Force’s entire fleet of F-35As as a precaution after the aircraft went missing at about 7:30pm local time, half an hour after taking off. At the same time the fighter disappeared from radar screens, ground control also lost all radio contact with it.
The craft that vanished was reportedly the first F-35A to be built at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries facility in Nagoya. In December, Japan announced its plans to place an order for 105 more F-35s from the US on top of the 42 it had already bought – a deal which would make Japan the largest international buyer of the troubled plane.
The F-35 is notoriously considered the most expensive US military program of all time, and a 2018 report by the Project on Government Oversight claimed that senior officials involved in developing the aircraft concealed dangerous flaws in its design instead of fixing them in order to avoid paying cost overruns on what was already an enormously expensive project. A 2018 Government Accountability Office report showed the plane had 111 Category One deficiencies that severely restricted its combat readiness, posing the risk of death, severe injury, loss or major damage.
A February report from the Pentagon further revealed that some of the F-35s' lifespan is nearly four times shorter than expected, and the firing accuracy of the fighter's guns is “unacceptable.” Worse, the number of operation-ready planes remained below 60 percent, and previously-uncovered cybersecurity “vulnerabilities” were still wide open.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
It's to early to claim a cause. And rather Disgusting to jump out a claim of "Lemon" by critics.
To date this is only the second F35 crash ever. The safety record on this bird has been pretty good.
To date this is only the second F35 crash ever. The safety record on this bird has been pretty good.
Mr T
Senior Member
Indeed. Russia Today jumping on what is clearly an isolated incident - I'm sure Putin would love for the F-35 to be cancelled, so tens of billions more can be wasted on another project, or for Allied countries to buy less advanced fighters.
whoa.. relax with the ad hominems dude. No need to get emotional (...unless u work for Lockheed).
thats cuz most of these "birds" are kept protected in their cages most of the time due to lack of availability. Kinda like an antique car u only take out for roadshows...
When they do get in the air, parts come flying off, and then they get grounded again.
Maybe Japan can get Toyota to rebuild these "birds" to improve reliability?
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
That is exactly the type of Vulture crap I was talking about. Thank you for proving to the page as a bad example.
This is exactly the second crash what third major mishap of the program in almost 20 years. That is a record far better than any previous fighter produced in any where near it's numbers of over 350 built.
Even the Viper crashed in its second prototype in preproduction.
To claim that they have been treated with kid gloves or are flawed with out a actual report on the cause of the incident is sensationalist garbage.
Equation
Lieutenant General
Calm down US made stealth fighters fan bois.
Imagine if this was happening to China J-20 or F/C-31 program you would be ALL over it with questions about inferior design, engine, pilot, and programs. The western media would use that opportunity to spout and project their hatred narrative towards Communist China isn't any good compare to the "democratic West" and that China could NEVER be able to match or compete at the high level.
Imagine if this was happening to China J-20 or F/C-31 program you would be ALL over it with questions about inferior design, engine, pilot, and programs. The western media would use that opportunity to spout and project their hatred narrative towards Communist China isn't any good compare to the "democratic West" and that China could NEVER be able to match or compete at the high level.