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Pentagon Wants to Speed Parts Repair for F-35 As Part of Sustainment Cost Reduction

Pentagon Wants to Speed Parts Repair for F-35 As Part of Sustainment Cost Reduction
Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing prepare to load a missile onto an F-35A Lightning II at Micheal Army Airfield, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah on Oct. 23, 2024 during a U.S. Air Force Agile Combat Employment exercise (U.S. Air Force Photo)

As the Pentagon prepares to hand over contractor sustainment of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 to the Air Force and the Department of the Navy by the latter part of 2027--a timeline mandated by Section 142 of the fiscal 2022 NDAA, DoD has been working to reduce maintenance costs for the fighter through service depot activation, increasing the speed of repairs, extending part expiration dates, and using a Pathfinder initiative that finds similar parts on other platforms for the F-35.…

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