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(Reuters) – Raytheon Applied sciences (NYSE:) Corp stated on Friday the U.S. authorities has cleared its Pratt and Whitney unit to renew deliveries of its F-135 engine for the F-35 fighter jet, after a halt was put in place in December following the invention of a security concern.
The F-35 Joint Program Workplace stated in an announcement its engineers labored alongside Pratt & Whitney and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:) to develop “mitigations for a uncommon system phenomenon involving harmonic resonance to develop a path ahead for secure operation of the F135 in flight”.
“The actions the federal government and trade group are taking will guarantee incorporation of mitigation measures that can absolutely tackle/resolve this uncommon phenomenon in impacted F135 engines,” it added.
The JPO additionally stated the federal government was engaged on drawing up directions for safely resuming flight operations for impacted and new manufacturing plane.
