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Expansion of Government Data Rights Possible in F-35 Performance-Based Logistics Contract

Expansion of Government Data Rights Possible in F-35 Performance-Based Logistics Contract
F-35A Lightning II Aircraft assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vermont prepare for takeoff on April 13 last year. The Vermont Air National Guard was the first unit of the Air National Guard to receive the F-35A, and the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison, Wis. is scheduled to be the second this spring (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)

The possibility of a five-year Pentagon Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract award this year to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for sustainment of the company's F-35 fighter is giving DoD leverage to gain access to more F-35 technical data, a top U.S. Air Force official said this week, in an effort to reduce program cost and improve the fighter's mission capability. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has said that the Pentagon may award a five-year PBL contract this year, if the F-35…

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