
Partnering nations in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program have agreed to provide $400 million in unspent funding to assist with the continued development of the aircraft, the Air Force general in charge of the program said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan told the House Armed Services Committee’s aviation panel that the money had been budgeted into the nations’ accounts but had not been spent. Their agreeing to provide the funds will help offset costs for the U.S. Air Force,…