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Lack of F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision Provides “Launching Point for Criticism of Program,” PEO Says

Lack of F-35 Full-Rate Production Decision Provides “Launching Point for Criticism of Program,” PEO Says
Marines from the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing prepare an F-35 Lightning II for take-off on March 16 at MacDill AFB, Fla. The 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, located at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., conducted flight training at MacDill (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Joint Program Office (JPO) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter at Patuxent River, Md. has received a preliminary analysis by Carnegie Mellon University, Johns Hopkins University, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute that the program's Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) is feasible, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, the program executive officer for the F-35 JPO, told a May 12 McAleese Associates' FY2022 Defense Programs conference. That analysis is important for JSE to move forward and get the F-35…

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