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Navy Admiral Picked To Lead F-35 Program

By Marc Selinger

Tuesday, March 28th, 2017

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Navy Admiral Picked To Lead F-35 Program

Vice Adm. Mat Winter. Photo: U.S. Navy

President Donald Trump has tapped Navy Rear Adm. Mathias “Mat” Winter to be the next director of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, the Department of Defense announced March 28.Winter would replace Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, who has been the F-35 Lightning II’s program executive officer since December 2012. Bogdan is retiring.Winter, who has served as the F-35’s deputy program executive officer since December, will be promoted to vice admiral if confirmed by the Senate. Before joining the…

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