Pentagon: F-35 not yet combat ready
Washington (UPI) Sep 16, 2015 - Pentagon officials are saying results for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter tests aboard the USS Wasp fell short of expectations. Initially, the Marine Corps reported the aircraft performed so well, they declared it combat ready - an assessment the Pentagon's top weapons tester shut down. Pentagon Operational Test and Evaluation Office director Michael Gilmore criticized the tests ... more

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