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Reed/Wicker to Propose Addition of Three F-35s for Developmental Testing

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Reed/Wicker to Propose Addition of Three F-35s for Developmental Testing
Pictured are U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, F-35 Lightning II Program executive officer and director, and Maj. Gen. Regina Sabric, the commander of the 10th Air Force at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas during a Sept. 17th panel at the Air and Space Forces Association conference at National Harbor, Md. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Ranking Member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are to propose an amendment to the Senate's version of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill to increase the number of F-35 developmental test aircraft for future upgrades from six to nine but to push back the required fielding of the aircraft from 2030 to 2034. The planned Reed/Wicker amendment would revise Section 225(b) of last year's National Defense Authorization Act on the F-35 Continuous…

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