GAO Reports Highlight New F-35 Deficiencies
The Government Accountability Office released two companion studies dated April 25 that paint a stark picture of the F-35’s technical health and budget outlook. The auditors describe a fighter still haunted by fresh defects even as procurement ramps up. They note that a jammed main fuel-throttle valve can lock the engine at full power and fling the jet forward until the pilot shuts everything down. Test crews first spotted the surge during carrier workups in late 2017, and engineers have yet to seal the fix.
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