U.S. Marine Corps F-35C fighter jet lost its Maintenance Interface Panel (MIP) shortly after taking off from Tinker Air Force Base. The pilot safely landed at Nellis Air Force Base. Similar MIP detachment incidents have occurred in the past, prompting the implementation of fail-safe design features aimed at preventing such issues caused by human error.. A spokesperson for the Corp said despite this failure, the program is extremely rigorous in terms of engineering, far surpassing that of adversaries, whose fighter aircrafts engineering standards does not fit the definition of fifth generation according to the United States