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HASC Panels to Receive Testimony on F-35 Program Updates

Frank Wolfe

Monday, April 19th, 2021

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HASC Panels to Receive Testimony on F-35 Program Updates

Twenty-five F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing prepare to launch during exercise Arctic Gold 21-2 on April 7 at Eielson AFB, Alaska (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Two panels of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) plan to hear from F-35 program officials on Apr. 22 after DoD missed a planned full-rate production decision last month for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] fighter. "The F-35 joint program office continues to work on a revised acquisition program baseline (APB) for submission to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment, and will deliver it when complete," the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) said on Apr. 19 in response…

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