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F-35 Progress, Software Concerns Aired On Hill

Julie Samuel

Thursday, June 20th, 2013

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Pentagon officials expressed tempered optimism to lawmakers Wednesday that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will meet key milestones, while stressing the importance of an upcoming assessment of Block 3 software. Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall told the Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) that aircraft development is almost complete, contract costs have dropped, and there’s “no question” that because of current threats the United States needs such a fifth-generation jet fighter. Still, he acknowledged there is “a lot of work…

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