ORAC: I am surprised that nobody as commented on the F-35B fire above...
Interesting. Perhaps worth noting that there was no grounding of the rest of the squadron or the high profile trials on the USS AMERICA, perhaps suggesting an isolated incident? If it were a major unknown or major flaw, it would seem a stand down or inspection order would have gone out by now. Seems to be a lot going on in the weapons bay, and heat build up being a known issue, as we saw the reports of the need to open the bay doors to cool off.
On a perhaps related note, I seem to recall the dry bay fire suppression system being deleted as part of the weight reduction program? Was that for the weapons bay or other parts of the aircraft?
I would imagine the SOP would be to land immediately.