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Air Force

Military Services Grapple With Delayed Joint Strike Fighter Dates

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

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Military officials told senators last week their services’ delayed initial operational capability (IOC) dates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be reset according to the aircrafts’ performance. The IOC date for the Marine Corps, the first service slated to receive Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35, is no longer 2012 and more likely is 2014 or 2015, Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Terry Robling told the Senate Armed Services Airland subcommittee. “Certainly, with this period of scrutiny (of…

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