US temporarily bans US Air Force F-35A LRIP aircraft use in aggressor training

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US temporarily bans US Air Force F-35A LRIP aircraft use in aggressor training | Jane's 360

Key Points

• New legislation temporarily prevents the US Air Force from using LRIP F-35A aircraft as aggressor aircraft
• The service wants to use them to accurately replicate fifth-generation threats that it will see from Chinese and Russian fighters

The US has temporarily halted the US Air Force’s (USAF) plan to use Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) conventional variant low rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft for aggressor squad training until the service provides further details to Congress.

The fiscal year 2020 (FY 2020) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed into law on 20 December, said the service cannot use these aircraft for aggressor squad training until the chief of staff, currently General David Goldfein, submits to lawmakers a comprehensive plan and report on the strategy for modernising its organic aggressor fleet.

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