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The F-35 has been described as a relatively safe military aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=An F-35 Went Down in New Mexico. It's Still One of the Safest Planes in the Skies. |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a60962511/f-35-went-down-in-new-mexico/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Popular Mechanics |language=en-US}}</ref> Still, since 2014, more than a dozen have crashed or otherwise been involved in incidents that have killed or severely injured people or destroyed the aircraft. Some were caused by operator error; others by mechanical problems, some of which set the entire program back.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marrow |first=Michael |date=2024-06-05 |title=What a crashed jet means for an F-35 program already thin on test planes |url=https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2024/06/what-a-crashed-jet-means-for-an-f-35-program-already-thin-on-test-planes/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Breaking Defense |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
The F-35 has been described as a relatively safe military aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=An F-35 Went Down in New Mexico. It's Still One of the Safest Planes in the Skies. |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a60962511/f-35-went-down-in-new-mexico/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Popular Mechanics |language=en-US}}</ref> Still, since 2014, more than a dozen have crashed or otherwise been involved in incidents that have killed or severely injured people or destroyed the aircraft. Some were caused by operator error; others by mechanical problems, some of which set the entire program back.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marrow |first=Michael |date=2024-06-05 |title=What a crashed jet means for an F-35 program already thin on test planes |url=https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2024/06/what-a-crashed-jet-means-for-an-f-35-program-already-thin-on-test-planes/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Breaking Defense |language=en-US }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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In June 2025, an [[United Kingdom|UK]] owned F-35B has made an emergency landing citing various technical issues at [[Thiruvananthapuram International Airport]] in [[India]] and cannot able to fly back for more than three weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-07 |title=F-35B: UK experts begin repairs on fighter jet stuck in India's Kerala for three weeks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c335mnl33v1o |access-date=2025-07-08 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
In June 2025, an UK F-35B has made an emergency landing citing various technical issues at [[Thiruvananthapuram International Airport]] in [[India]] and cannot able to fly back for more than three weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-07 |title=F-35B: UK experts begin repairs on fighter jet stuck in India's Kerala for three weeks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c335mnl33v1o |access-date=2025-07-08 |website= bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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==Specifications (F-35A)== |
==Specifications (F-35A)== |
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