
The budget to complete system development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is about $532 million short over the next few years but the funding to complete this work will be found within the program’s existing funding, Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, program executive officer for the F-35, told a House panel on Thursday.He said reports that the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) portion of the F-35 Lightening II program will need another $1 billion to be completed are…