F-35B Will Fly Again Soon

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(U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Michael D Jackson)

Pratt & Whitney says that the fueldraulic line problem that caused the grounding of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter is a production error, Aviation Week reports, and then questions a case for JSF-centric warfare. Defense News reports that the aircraft will fly again soon. FlightGlobal has a copy of Lockheed’s presentation on F-35 durability testing, highlighting problems with all three variants.

Defense department civilian furloughs to start in April if sequestration is not averted, DoD Buzz reports. The Hill says sequestration is no longer a “bad policy” boogieman in Congress.

U.S. Cyber Command in Fort Meade to balloon from 900 to 4,900 people, according to the Washington Post. Washington Technology smells bureaucratic waste.