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Heinz: DoD Should Consider Ops Risk In F-35 Alternate Engine Debate

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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

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By Marina Malenic The Defense Department may be giving too much weight to cost concerns, neglecting operational risk in its analysis of the need to continue developing an alternate engine for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the Marine general overseeing the airplane's development and production said yesterday. "We focus too much on the discussion of cost-benefit instead of operational risk-benefit," said Brig. Gen. David Heinz. Pratt & Whitney, a unit ofUnited Technologies [UTX], developed the F135 engine currently…

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