
The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Wednesday the Air Force is “long overdue” in completing combat simulation testing for the F-35, citing the assessment as a critical piece for determining future program plans. “We need to look at the F-35 program. It goes to engine reliability. It goes to finishing the combat testing and evaluation which is long overdue. And I think those assessments will play into our decisions about the procurement of the F-35,” Sen. Jack…