F-35 Program To Seek DoD Approval Of Upgrade Plan In October

The first two combat-coded F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrive at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 2, 2015. Photo: Air Force.

The F-35 joint program office, which is developing a plan for future upgrades to the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built Lightning II, intends to present its proposal to senior Defense Department leaders in late October, the program’s leader said Sept. 6.The “follow-on modernization” proposal, which reflects “a new set of requirements,” will need the approval of Ellen Lord, the Pentagon’s new acquisition chief, said Navy Vice Adm. Mat Winter, who became the F-35 program executive officer in late May.The plan, known as…

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F-35 Program To Seek DoD Approval Of Upgrade Plan In October

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