[PDF] f 35 problems 2020

How many F-35 technical problems are there?

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department is slowly but surely whittling down the number of F-35 technical problems, with the fighter jet program’s most serious issues decreasing from 13 toseven over the past year.

How bad is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter?

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter still suffers from 13 serious flaws, including a gun afflicted with cracking and accuracy issues. The software that runs the jet also has nearly 900 bugs. The problem is complicated by the need to patch nearly 500 jets already built and in the wild.

Could a supersonic flight damage the F-35?

Supersonic flight at the edge of the F-35 jet's flight envelope could cause structural damage or degrade its stealth coating, warn documents exclusively obtained by Defense News. Two F-35 partners threatened to quit the program. Here’s why they didn’t. How serious were the problems?

Does the F-35 have a gun?

The F-35A is the only version of the jet with an internal gun. The Marine Corps F-35B and Navy F-35C carry a gun in a pod mounted to the outside of the aircraft and the guns have “acceptable” levels of accuracy. Two F-35s over Turin, Italy, 2019. Perhaps the most worrying problem with the F-35 is a continued lack of aircraft readiness.