The Pentagon's top arms buyer says a Lockheed F-35 engine fault isn't systemic

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): LONDON—The engine fire on a Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that has grounded the fleet might have been a somewhat isolated incident, the Pentagon's top arms buyer said Sunday.

"We don't see at this point what I call a systemic problem," said Frank Kendall, U.S. undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and...

"We don't see at this point what I call a systemic problem," said Frank Kendall, U.S. undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and...

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): LONDON—The engine fire on a Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter that has grounded the fleet might have been a somewhat isolated incident, the Pentagon's top arms buyer said Sunday.

"We don't see at this point what I call a systemic problem," said Frank Kendall, U.S. undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and...

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