When I wrote Have You Ever Pwned an F-35?, I wasn’t aware the damned thing might catch on fire as it tries to take off.
The F-35 Just Catches on Fire Sometimes – And the Pentagon knew that for years by Kevin Knodell and Joseph Trevithick.
From the post:
The F-35 Lightning II is supposed to be America’s primary warplane for the next several decades. But here’s one big problem. The F-35 can catch on fire … just while trying to take off.
That’s what happened on June 23, 2014, when a fire swept through an F-35 fighter jet taxiing on a runway at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. A new report by the U.S. Air Force’s Accident Investigation Board shines new light on what exactly happened with America’s hottest new warplane.
The military classifies the fire as a “Class A Mishap,” meaning an accident that causes death, permanent injury or costs $2 million or more in damage. According to the report, this particular incident cost the Department of Defense “in excess of” $50 million in damage.
And it could happen again.
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See Kevin and Joseph’s post for the full details.
Be forewarned: If any marketer of hacking services claims to have made an F-35 burst into flame on take-off, remember the conclusion by Kevin and Joeseph:
…even when the plane is entrusted with experienced and capable personnel, the F-35— which is to eventually cost American taxpayers more than a trillion dollars — will still occasionally catch on fire all by itself.
There is no known method for distinguishing a hack attack on an F-35 from it bursting into flames on its own. The F-35 appears to have more than software security issues.