Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet will indeed be ready for combat operations by the second half of this year, according to the U.S. Air Force, in spite of the laundry list of problems that have cropped up during the plane's development.

The news comes a week after a group of generals in command of Air Force Materiel Command and Air Combat Command assembled in Utah alongside pilots, maintenance personnel, and Lockheed representatives to review the F-35's progress. After the conference, Air Combat Command spokesperson Colonel Tad Sholtis said the Air Force didn't see any reason why the plane's deployment would be delayed beyond the planned August-December window, in spite of those issues.

The F-35, Sholtis said according to Fortune, had both “very strong suits” and “less strong capabilities. According to him, the plane's performance continued to exceed the expectations of both the pilots and the ones flying accompanying aircraft.