Congressional defense authorizers would delay delivery of 20 of 68 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35s in fiscal 2025 until the defense secretary submits a report on "certain corrective action plans and acquisition strategies that will improve research, development, testing, evaluation, production and sustainment issues and deficiencies identified across multiple areas within the F–35 program enterprise." The 48 F-35s authorized for delivery are 30 U.S. Air Force F-35As, nine U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs, and nine U.S. Navy F-35Cs, according to conference language…
