NDAA Orders Study Of Oxygen Problems Facing Fighter Fleets

A pilot with the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, adjusts his oxygen mask.
Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Destinee Sweeney
Congress in its compromise fiscal 2022 defense policy bill is ordering a new, comprehensive look at problems with pilot breathing systems, starting with the F-35. The final 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House on Dec. 7 and awaits a vote in the Senate, orders the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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