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Air Force

Navy’s Potential F-35C Software Delay Won’t Increase Program Costs, Bogdan Says

Pat Host

Tuesday, April 8th, 2014

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Navy’s Potential F-35C Software Delay Won’t Increase Program Costs, Bogdan Says

The Marine Corps' short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B performs a vertical landing. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Navy’s could potentially miss its 2018 deadline for having its F-35 software in place, but it won’t result in cost increases, according to the Defense Department’s program leader. F-35 Program Executive Officer Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan testified Tuesday if DoD doesn’t change or improve the way it is doing business today, it will be four-to-six months late of hitting the Navy’s August 2018 initial operational capability (IOC) goal with software Block 3F, both the final block and…

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