The F-35 Has a New Problem That Wonโt Be Easy to Solve
The U.S. militaryโs growing fleet of F-35 stealth fighters will fall short of the 80 percent readiness goal that former Defense Secretary James Mattis instituted before quitting in protest of President Donald Trumpโs foreign policy in January 2019. Former Secretary of the Army Mark Esper, who is Trumpโs nominee to replace Mattis, in mid-July 2019