F-35 Parts Shortage Threatens To Hold Up Pilot Training

Credit: F-35: USAF
LUKE AFB, Arizona and WASHINGTON—When F-35 pilot Maj. Matt Strongin broke the plastic clip that connects his mask to his helmet, he was told that due to a backlog, it would take two weeks to ship a replacement clip from Texas. In the meantime, Strongin, chief F-35 instructor at the 56th Training...

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