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Defense Authorizers Lay Down Marker for F-35 in Fiscal 2025

Frank Wolfe

Monday, December 9th, 2024

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Defense Authorizers Lay Down Marker for F-35 in Fiscal 2025

Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing prepare to refuel and re-arm an F-35A Lighting II at Hill AFB, Utah on Oct. 22nd (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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…

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