England f-35 reactive fleet pushes with delays and employees deficiency, Watchdog says

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The British public spending guard warned the country’s F-35 fighter plane, delays, low pilot flying hours and personnel shortcomings that violate the effectiveness of the fleet.

Last year, 37 strong fleets met with only one third of the Defense Ministry’s target to carry out all the required tasks National Audit Office He said on Friday.

Plans to supply the plane with important weapons, including Britain, withdrew missiles, withdrew until the 2030s.

The combined deficiency of the Global and England F-35’s secret fighter plane – delays, lower the expected, infrastructure gaps and personnel shortages, personnel violate the combat capability, “he said.

Prepared by America’s Lockheed Martin, the F-35 is the only advanced, long-distance, hidden fighter.

The NAO report comes in a sensitive time of pressure on the government, which is under pressure to prepare its armed forces for the modern war, as well as the UK’s industrial sustainability also puts pressure for modern warfare.

The UK’s F-35 aircraft warning of war opportunities, the mod of the mod has more than 11 billion pounds, and in 2013 is more than expected.

NAO, the life of the program, including non-equipment expenses, including employees and infrastructure, can be higher than £ 71 billion – 18.76 billion pounds of £ 8.7 billion can be significantly high.

The program offers “Many Improved Opportunities and Many Economic Benefits to the UK.”

“However, the delay of the eyes is not benefited from stronger due to infrastructure gaps and personnel shortcomings,” he said.

The MOD continues its activities within the approved budget and will have two full staff of two full staff of F-35 fighter jets ready to place in the UK by the end of this year.

In England, there are currently 38 F-35 fighter jets that operate in 37 ks of Royal Sea Navya. Due to mechanical issues, a jet was closed in an airport in southern India.

Britain recently determined to buy in 138 F-35 Procurement has been declared 12 F-35A planes carrying nuclear bombs.

Early the US program, the UK industry has benefited from the industry and is the only upper promising partner, according to NAO. British companies produce at least 15 percent with the cost of all F-35, resulting in a 22 billion pound contract for local manufacturers.

However, delays, defects, the business of the global program that will announce the full operational capacity of the planes in late 2025 and planned in late 2025.

According to the readings, the reader does not force read readable for reading, “said Douglas Barrie, a visit to military aerospace at the International Strategic Research Institute.

Long delays in connecting the aircraft-based key weapons, ie Meteor Extended Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air Force and Spears, the missile, the operation of Britain planes also affects the operational effectiveness, “he said.

Defense officials said that the cost of the guard maya is based on different basic assumptions.

Mod’s costs for all life expenses of the program are only expenses related to equipment and support costs. NAO’s calculation is based on a hypothesis around the fuel and associated infrastructure costs, which are time, equipment and support costs and F-35.