Questions swirled on exactly what led to the crash of an F-35 Lightning II and why the $100 million aircraft continued flying long after the pilot ejected from the cockpit. 

Washington Times National Security editor Guy Taylor and Military and Foreign Affairs reporter Ben Wolfgang sat down to explain what is known, and what is not known about the doomed, pilotless F-35B fighter jet that went down in South Carolina.

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The shocking incident represented the latest black eye for the $1.7 trillion F-35 program, which has been plagued by production delays and cost overruns throughout its two-decade history, with some Capitol Hill critics even suggesting in recent years that it’s time to abandon the program entirely.
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A stunning 911 audiotape offers few details on exactly what led to the crash of the $100 million aircraft outside Charleston, South Carolina, or why the F-35 Lightning II continued flying long after the pilot ejected from the cockpit.
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The number of F-35 fighter jets capable of performing their missions is “far below program goals,” and the Defense Department and its private-sector partners are “behind schedule” with their maintenance of the cutting-edge aircraft, a congressional watchdog said in a stinging study from the Government Accountability Office.
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