In the US, report problems to implement the program enterprises fifth generation fighter F-35. Companies are forced to suspend and go into quarantine. Against this background, the situation is compounded by stopping the activities of operational test and Edwards Air Force Base in California.
This base in the US previously acquired the rights to the implementation of testing programs fighter F-35 Lightning II by Lockheed Martin's.
reported, that the suspension of military base action caused a pandemic coronavirus.
The US media says that, that the problem with the violation of the production process, as well as the coagulation of the F-35 test on the basis of Edwards, can lead to a serious delay in the implementation of a number of contracts. celebrated, that mass production of the F-35 can be postponed for a year.
Meanwhile, experts discuss the maintenance contracts for the F-35 aircraft, who have already acquired a number of countries, including Norway, Japan, Britain, Netherlands, Australia. If the United States temporarily to ban travel specialists abroad for technical service fighters, there will be a "simple aircraft". In particular, states, that without updating the onboard software any "software vulnerabilities, which can take advantage of the enemy ". A software update from the partial replacement of a hardware component, depending on the version of the F-35 can be carried out at least once a year.
