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U.S. Air Force/Navy Could Spend $500 Million for Delivery of F-35 Parts Specifications

Frank Wolfe

Friday, April 29th, 2022

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U.S. Air Force/Navy Could Spend $500 Million for Delivery of F-35 Parts Specifications

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Evander Esperanza and Airman Grayson Frank apply protective tape to the frame of an F-35 component at the 388th Maintenance Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah on December 8th, 2021 (Air Force Photo)

Pentagon officials have said that future sustainment of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 will require a mix of contractor maintenance and "organic" maintenance by the U.S. Air Force and Navy. At an Apr. 28 hearing of the House Armed Services Committee's readiness panel, Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, the head of the F-35 Joint Program Office, said that one option would be for the Air Force and Navy to spend about $500 million for the delivery of parts specifications…

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