Re-visit as the F-35 is having problems and unnerving pilots..Is the F-35 In Trouble Again?

Helmet Display Issue

An example of a Category 1 “must fix” deficiency involves the pilots’ helmet display system, which shows information needed to fly the aircraft, the Pentagon’s test office said via email.

Although deemed safe for day and night operations, there are restrictions placed on using the system for landing aboard a ship at night because of a dim green backlight on the helmet’s display that “can decrease the pilot’s ability to detect visual cues,” according to the test office. The program is developing a new light-emitting diode display and software improvements to address the issue, the test office said.

F-35 program office spokesman Joe DellaVedova said via email that, as with past GAO assessments, this one was completed with the office’s “full cooperation and unfettered access to information. There were no surprises in the report and the items mentioned are well known,” he said.

“The program already has actions in work for the GAO’s recommendations to address deficiencies and identify steps to meet reliability and maintainability requirements,” he said. Officials expect the F-35 Program “to resolve all critical deficiencies prior to entering” combat testing “with either a fix,” a service-approved work around “or a formal acceptance of the deficiency,” he added

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