F-35 Crash Corrective Measures Must Remain Secret, JPO Says
Nov. 23, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
Action to correct hardware problems that contributed to the crash of an F-35 on May 19 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., must remain secret, the F-35 Joint Program Office said Nov. 23.
“Explicit details related to corrective actions have the potential to compromise operational security,†a JPO spokeswoman said, without elaborating.
Broadly, she said, the JPO participates in accident investigations and identifies “corrective actions and evaluates, prioritizes, and incorporates those actions into aircraft maintenance and production procedures.†She added that “safety of flight remains the highest priority in the adjudication of corrective actions†and said the 585 F-35s in service worldwide have accumulated more than 335,000 safe flying hours.
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