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The Pentagon said lithium-ion batteries used on the F-35 are safe as they were made by different manufacturers than those used on the 787, and the jet’s battery systems had been rigorously tested.
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The AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS), developed for the F-35 Lightning II, has added hostile ground fire detection to its capabilities by successfully detecting and locating tanks that were firing live rounds during preparations for a military exercise.

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The fueldraulic fuses and coolant shutoff valves that were removed from the F-35 earlier may be installed back after warning from the Pentagon’s weapons tester that the stealth fighter is 25 percent more vulnerable to exploding in mid-air after being hit.

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The head of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 program for the past 13 years has decided to retire. Tom Burbage, a former Navy fighter pilot, will leave the company in March.
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