"The Air Force announced Monday that its F-35A Lightning IIs are flying again, after a recall related to the aircraft's ejection seats grounded the fighter jets late last month.
Martin-Baker, a U.K. manufacturer, identified a problem with some of its cartridge-actuated devices -- explosive components used to launch an ejection seat out of the cockpit -- earlier this year.
The ejection seats impacted hundreds of aircraft across the U.S. military. Air Combat Command, which oversees the majority of the Air Force's F-35s, stopped flying the jets in late July as it began examining all the cartridges. The other services also stood down affected aircraft."
SOURCE: www.Military.com
(A squadron of the new fighter jets is expected to arrive in Montgomery towards the end of next year.
FULL Military.com story HERE.
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