The Pentagon’s decision to move into production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter before it had been adequately tested was a crucial mistake that is still taking a toll on the most expensive program in the building’s history, the acting undersecretary for acquisition said yesterday. “Putting the F-35 into production years before the first test flight was acquisition malpractice,” Frank Kendall, who has been nominated to permanently takeover the post, said during a speaking appearance. “It should not have been…
F-35 Production Amounted To ‘Malpractice,’ Acquisition Chief Says
Defense Daily Staff
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