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House Defense Appropriators Open Door to More Than 9 F-35 Developmental Test Planes, Bar Integration of Alternate Engine

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House Defense Appropriators Open Door to More Than 9 F-35 Developmental Test Planes, Bar Integration of Alternate Engine
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II with the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz. performs a strafing run during the Haboob Havoc exercise over Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The House Appropriations Committee defense panel is proposing the allowance of more than nine developmental test F-35 fighters. Section 219 of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act increased the number of developmental test aircraft in a Lot 18 or later buy from six to at least nine--three of each U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy variant--under the F-35 Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2) effort. Such planes are to field by 2030. The HAC-D fiscal 2026 bill spells…

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