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House Eyes Competition for F-35 Sustainment

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House Eyes Competition for F-35 Sustainment
U.S. Air Force Major Kristin "BEO" Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II demonstration team pilot and commander, flies during a demonstration practice at Davis- Monthan AFB, Ariz., on Nov. 7. Wolfe led the team at 17 air shows in the 2021 season, culminating the year at the Thunder & Lightning over Arizona Air Show held at Davis-Monthan (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The House-passed version of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill is eyeing possible competition to help reduce sustainment costs for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter. The House passed its $768 billion fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill in late September with a bipartisan 316 to 113 vote, but the Senate has yet to pass its version, and, even after that, the two chambers will have to meet in conference to resolve differences between the two bills (Defense Daily, Sept. 24).…

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