UK F-35 Audit Flags Reliability Issues, Delays And Weapons Shortfalls

F-35B on a carrier

The UK has surged mission capable rates of its F-35Bs in support of the Carrier Strike Group deployment to Asia.

Credit: UK Ministry of Defence
LONDON—The UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program continues to suffer from delays in aircraft deliveries, capability enhancements and reliability shortfalls, Britain’s national auditor said in its latest review of the program. In 2024, the UK’s F-35B short takeoff and vertical...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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