Same story first appeared here on
12 Sep 2018:
https://www.pogo.org/investigation/2...other-setback/
Testing due to start in a coupla days - things must be fixed OR we find out soon enough.
"...Edwards AFB, California, the F-35 will begin initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) on November 13 [2018]. Its successful completion will allow the F-35 to enter full-rate production. The Joint Strike Fighter Operational Test Team (JOTT) approved the move on September 23 and the approval of the under-secretary of defense followed on October 2." COMBAT Aircraft Magazine December 2018 Vol.19 No.12