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SASC Wants F-35 Program to Submit Plan for Integration of Improved PTMS on Plane by 2029

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SASC Wants F-35 Program to Submit Plan for Integration of Improved PTMS on Plane by 2029
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Peace, 187th Operations Support Squadron commander, prepares for takeoff in an F-35 Lightning II on July 10, 2023, at Luke AFB, Ariz. The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke and Air National Guard F-35 student pilots from the 187th Fighter Wing were to train together, the Air Force said (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants insight from the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) on a timeline to compete and award a contract to build and integrate an upgraded or new Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) for the plane by the end of fiscal 2029. The F-35 program has said that it desires a PTMS that generates up to 80 Kilowatts to cool the aircraft and power new weapons and mission systems, such as sensors. "The committee is…

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