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SASC Chair Says Completion Of F-35 Combat Simulation Testing Is ‘Long Overdue’

SASC Chair Says Completion Of F-35 Combat Simulation Testing Is ‘Long Overdue’
F-35As sit on the flight line at Hill AFB, Utah on Jan. 6, 2020. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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…

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