In the UK, we have not been able to meet so long anticipated fifth generation fighter aircraft F-35. Arrival to the British island of the latest all-weather fighter with the American military base in South Carolina, It has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions at the departure area, writes The New York Times.
The English edition of The Times explained in its submission, that cause delays departure "all weather" value to fighters 150 million pounds apiece was not the cyber attack Russian or Chinese, a storm and heavy seas. The UK Ministry of Defense decided to postpone the flight until the good weather call “miserable situation” and “some nonsense”.
The publication suggests, that the real reason was that the flight be postponed, that the RAF were simply not able to ensure the pilot's rescue in the event of, if he is forced to eject.
RAF representative in this case stated, that British F-35 can, if necessary, to fly in all weather conditions, but since there is no war and there's no hurry, for the sake of safety, it was decided to transfer flight.
Earlier, Deputy Minister of Defense Mark Poffli called for the reduction of purchases of the US fifth generation fighter F-35B Lightning II, as the aircraft does not meet its stated specifications and is too expensive for the UK because of the hidden costs.
