Defense officials now talk about what this means for the program. As i have consistently said, the f35 Program Remains one of my top acquisition and sustainment priorities. Earlier this month at our last press briefing, i made a commitment to come back to you when we were ready to announce the next f35 contract. So here we are. As the f35 Program Milestone authority, alongside Lieutenant General eric, the f35 Program Executive officer, were here to announce the u. S. Department of defense and Lockheed Martin have made tremendous progress and now have an Agreement Regarding the lot 12 through 14 production contract. This is an historic milestone for the f35 enterprise as the f35 is our largest tack air investment and will form the backbone of the u. S. And allied fifth generation inventory for the foreseeable future. Ans and the joint Program Office are laser focused on driving cost out, quality up, and achieving timely deliveries of our capability to our war fighters. With respect to o
As the f35 Program Milestone authority, alongside Lieutenant General eric fick, the f35 Program Executive officer, were here to announce that the u. S. Department of defense and Lockheed Martin have made tremendous progress and now have an Agreement Regarding the lot 12 through 14 production contract. This is a new, stark milestone for the f35 enterprise, as the f35 is our largest tacair investment and will form the backbone of the u. S. And allied fifthgeneration inventory for the foreseeable future. A s and the joint Program Office are laserfocused on driving cost out, quality up, and achieving timely deliveries of our capability to our warfighters. With respect to ontime delivery, we have exceeded the total aircraft quantity wepe delivered to the warfighter last year, and we have a 96 ontime delivery rate, a tremendous improvement from where we were last year, with an average ontime delivery rate of 64 . On quality, while we have made progress, there are still significant opportunit
The following is the Dec. 2, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Engine Options. From the report The Department of Defense (DOD) is considering whether to upgrade the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s (JSF’s) existing F135 engine the Engine Enhancement Package (EEP) or to develop and procure a new engine for the […]
By JIM THOMPSON | Northwest Florida Daily News | Published: April 8, 2021 EGLIN AFB, Fla. (Tribune News Service) The F-35 Joint Program Office, a combined group of civilian and Air Force and Navy uniformed personnel overseeing the ongoing development of the F-35 stealth fighter jet, has come under criticism from the Department of Defense for apparent deficiencies at an F-35 software laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base. In a January report, the DOD s office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation, which oversees major defense acquisition programs, indicated that the F-35 Lightning II United States Reprogramming Laboratory is falling short in its mission of testing and improving software essential for the fifth-generation stealth fighter jet.
EGLIN AFB The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO), a combined group of civilian and Air Force and Navy uniformed personnel overseeing the ongoing development of the F-35 stealth fighter jet, has come under criticism from the Department of Defense (DoD) for apparent deficiencies at an F-35 software laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base.
In a January report, the DoD s office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E), which oversees major defense acquisition programs, indicated that the F-35 Lightning II United States Reprogramming Laboratory (USRL) is falling short in its mission of testing and improving software essential for the fifth-generation stealth fighter jet.