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Air Force

F-35 Grounding Extends Through Monday

Pat Host

Monday, July 7th, 2014

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F-35 Grounding Extends Through Monday

The Marine Corps' short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B performs a vertical landing. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Pentagon’s fleet of F-35s remained grounded Monday, four days after grounding and two weeks since a temporary flight suspension was declared for the Air Force’s fleet. The Defense Department said late Thursday night in a statement technical air worthiness authorities of the Air Force and Navy grounded their fleets based on initial findings from a runway fire incident that occurred June 23 at Eglin AFB, Fla. The root cause of the incident remains under investigation. Additional inspections of F-35…

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