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Defense Watch: USAF Crash Probes, F-35 Lessons, MRAP Needs

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Defense Watch: USAF Crash Probes, F-35 Lessons, MRAP Needs
A Marine Corps F-35B lands on the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1),. (Photo: U.S. Navy )

Air Force Crash Probes. Air Force investigators have concluded that two mid-air collisions involving two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and two F-16C Fighting Falcons were both due to pilot error, according to Air Combat Command. The A-10 crash, which occurred during a training exercise over the Nevada Test and Training Range in September 2017, was due to “the unintentional failure to adhere to established altitude deconfliction procedures,” the command says. During the F-16C accident, which took place during a training exercise…

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