In early August, the United States grounded almost all F-35 Lighting II aircraft due to problems discovered with the catapult.
What is known
The US Air Force Command removeda ban on flights of fifth-generation fighters. For two weeks, specialists checked all the parts that could be potentially defective. A total of 349 United States Air Force aircraft were tested throughout the country, as well as in Europe and the Pacific region.
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The Americans have diagnosed additionalejection seat systems and spare parts. As a result of the check, 4 out of 706 squibs were found to be "suspicious" and subject to replacement. Several F-35 Lighting II fighters will still have to undergo diagnostics within three months.
Source: Air Force Magazine
Image: Wikimedia
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