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Air Force

McCain Pushes Back on Defense Department’s F-35 Block Buy Proposal

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, April 26th, 2016

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McCain Pushes Back on Defense Department’s F-35 Block Buy Proposal

The Defense Department is considering a block buy contract for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for fiscal years 2018 through 2020, but winning over Congress could be a difficult endeavor.According to written testimony submitted to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, the F-35 joint program office is “exploring the possibility” of entering into a block buy contract for low rate initial production Lots 12 to 14, stated Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, the F-35 program executive officer, and…

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