The F-35A has been cleared by the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to begin initial operations at Eglin Air Force Base.
“The Air Force, Joint Strike Fighter Program Office and other stakeholders have painstakingly followed established risk acceptance and mitigation processes to ensure the F-35A is ready. This is an important step for the F-35A and we are confident the team has diligently balanced the scope of initial operations with system maturity,” said Gen. Donald Hoffman, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, the parent organization of ASC.
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