The F-35 program will get a closer look from the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee in this Congress. Congressman Adam Smith calls the program a “failure on a massive freaking scale.” “I think what’s new here is that the Air Force has actually come out and they’re saying, ‘we’re studying our tactical aircraft […]
The F-35 program is taking fire from Congress. The Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith says the Defense Department should “cut its losses on the plane and look at other platforms.” The program is an example of what’s wrong with weapons buying, according to Sean McFate, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. […]
Anthony Capaccio, Defense Reporter at Bloomberg News, discusses technical challenges in the Joint Simulation Environment and other factors contributing to delays in the F-35 program
Valerie Insinna, Air Warfare Reporter for Defense News, talks about the delay in the F-35 program moving to full-rate production and the replacement of the Autonomic Logistics Information System
Theresa Hull, Assistant Inspector General for Audit, Acquisition, Contracting and Sustainment at the DoD OIG, details what the DoD OIG found when tracking problems Lockheed Martin has had with providing parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Oriana Pawlyk, reporter at Military.com, and Valerie Insinna, Air Warfare Reporter for Defense News, discuss the F-35’s ‘must-fix’ changes.
Tony Bertuca, chief editor of Inside the Pentagon, and Oriana Pawlyk, reporter at Military.com discuss plans to change the Pentagon’s acquisition regulations, and why the F-35 might not be ready for full production.
Valerie Insinna, air warfare reporter for Defense News, discusses Japan’s intention to become a partner in manufacturing the F-35, and the ramifications it could have on the Joint Strike Fighter program
