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F-35 Milestone C Decision Could Be Delayed For One Year

By Vivienne Machi

Friday, October 18th, 2019

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F-35 Milestone C Decision Could Be Delayed For One Year

Lockheed Martin F-35C . The company delivered 31 F-35s in the third quarter of 2020. (U.S. Navy Photo)

The Pentagon’s acquisition chief will not declare full rate production (FRP) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by the end of this year, and a Milestone C decision could instead take place up to 13 months later. Speaking to reporters Oct. 18 at the Pentagon, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord said the FRP decision could come as late as January 2021, rather than December 2019 as both the department and F-35 contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] had…

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