Pentagon Mulls Restoring F-35 Safety Gear to Reduce Risk
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The Pentagon may restore safety equipment on Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 fighter after an analysis found that removing the gear to save weight made the jets more vulnerable to enemy fire.
The equipment, removed in 2008, weighs about 43 pounds (20 kilograms.) It includes a two-pound valve intended to shut off the flow of a flammable liquid.