Pentagon Suspends Deliveries of F-35 Engines

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Pentagon Suspends Deliveries of F-35 Engines

According to Defence News, upon the request of the US Defence Department, Pratt & Whitney has suspended deliveries of a new F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II jets. The Pentagon requested it following an F-35B mishap on a Texas runway last December.

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) told the magazine that deliveries of the new F135 engines had been discontinued on December 27. This decision is a joint agreement involving JPO, the Defence Contract Management Agency (DCMA), and engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney.

Pentagon Suspends Deliveries of F-35 Engines

Due to this incident, Lockheed Martin postponed the delivery of seven aircraft in 2022 from what should have been 148 units to just 141 units. Israel has grounded 11 stealth fighters.