F-35 Engine Fire May Be One-Time Incident, U.S.Says

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The engine fire that led the Pentagon to ground its fleet of F-35 fighters may have been caused by an isolated flaw, according to the Defense Department’s top weapons buyer.

“There is a growing body of evidence that this may have been an individual situation, not a systemic one,” Undersecretary for Acquisition Frank Kendall told a House panel today.