The US Air Force has launched an investigation into a mechanical failure on board the F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter during flight.

In mid-June 2023, the pilot of one of the US Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters collided with

mechanical failure. The service decided to investigate the cause.

What is known

The incident took place at noon on June 15.The pilot radioed the code 7700 to the control room. This means an emergency in the air. The pilot circled counterclockwise over northwest Phoenix before landing at Luke Air Force Base.

The problem was supposed to fix itself.by oneself. When this did not happen, the pilot returned to the air base, where specialists can study the causes of the problem in more detail. This was stated by the representative of the 56th Fighter Wing (56th Fighter Wing) Sean Clements (Sean Clements).

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The US Air Force decided to launch an investigation to find outthe nature of the malfunction and how it affected the aircraft. At the same time, according to information from FllighRadar24, since then the fighter has made several flights. In particular, last Thursday he flew to Fort Worth, Texas. Here is the Lockheed Martin plant, where the construction of F-35 aircraft has been established.

Source: Air Force Times