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Resumption Date for F-35 Deliveries Uncertain, As Investigation into Dec. 15 Mishap Continues

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Resumption Date for F-35 Deliveries Uncertain, As Investigation into Dec. 15 Mishap Continues
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dylan Ray, a plane captain with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), prepares to direct Brig. Gen. Robert Brodie, the assistant wing commander of 3rd MAW, to taxi to a runway in an F-35B Lightning II on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California on Dec. 20 last year (U.S. Marine Corps Photo)

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that it is uncertain when resumption of deliveries and flight acceptance testing of the F-35 fighter will start, as the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) investigation of an F-35B mishap on Dec. 15 continues. In the Dec. 15 incident, the pilot of a Lockheed Martin-owned F-35B ejected on the runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. The company said on Jan. 3 that "safety is our top priority" and…

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