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F-35 Program Says It Has ‘Eliminated’ More Than 20 ‘Readiness Degraders’ in Past Year

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, February 6th, 2025

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F-35 Program Says It Has ‘Eliminated’ More Than 20 ‘Readiness Degraders’ in Past Year

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot and mechanic greet each other before a sortie during Red Flag 25-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev. on Wednesday (U.S. Air Force Photo)

In response to a newly released DoD Director of Operational Test & Evaluation (DOT&E) report that has a section on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter, the F-35 Joint Program Office said that the report "highlights shortcomings without adequately addressing the corrective actions the JPO has taken to address the challenges." "Every observation requires—and has received—a response from the JPO, and we have made tangible progress in remediating the issues in the report," the program said. For example, the JPO…

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