Corrosion Issues Harming UK F-35 Mission Rates

Corrosion

UK F-35 faces corrosion challenges during carrier deployment.

Credit: Amber Mayall/Royal Air Force
LONDON —Corrosion is emerging as a growing concern for the UK fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, harming aircraft availability, senior defense officials have revealed. Corrosion problems, exacerbated by the UK’s deployment of the combat aircraft on its aircraft carriers, have...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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