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DOT&E Report Noted F-35 Deficiencies A Month Before Full-Rate Pentagon Go Ahead

DOT&E Report Noted F-35 Deficiencies A Month Before Full-Rate Pentagon Go Ahead
A U.S. Air Force crew chief from the 356th Fighter Generation Squadron salutes an F-35A Lightning II prior to takeoff during Exercise Arctic Gold 25-1 at Eielson AFB, Alaska on Oct. 7 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Pentagon said on March 12 that it had approved the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 for full-rate production--nine years after the fifth-generation fighter entered service. A month before the DoD full-rate decision, a report by the Pentagon Director of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) found serious shortcomings in the F-35. On Thursday, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) posted the redacted report that the organization said it received through a Freedom of Information Act request. DOT&E Assessment of Post-IOT&E F-35…

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